Hi Jimbo,

You might try using msconfig to trouble shoot the problem.

Example of msconfig can be found here........
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/

Go into msconfig, disable all startup items, restart computer.

Does this fix the problem? if so, the problem is with one of those startup
items.

Ken

"Jimbo" wrote in message
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| If I restart Windows in "Safe Mode with Networking", OE will connect with
| the server properly.
|
| "Ron Sommer" wrote in message
| ...
| What program (process) is not running in Safe Mode?
| Are you scanning email for spam or viruses?
| --
| Ronald Sommer
|
| "Jimbo" wrote in message
| ...
| : Okay, the error message is as follows:
| :
| : Your POP3 has not responded in 60 seconds. Would you like to wait
| another
| : 60 seconds for the server to respond?
| :
| : Account: Hughesnet User
| : Server: mail.hughes.net
| :
| : No matter how long I wait, it will not connect to the server, unless I
| am
| in
| : Safe Mode, then it will work.
| :
| : This issue has only come up in the last couple of days, it was working
| fine
| : til then.
| :
| :
| : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
| : ...
| : Reinstalling probably won't help anything. Please post the error
| message
| : in its entirety.
| : --
| : Bruce Hagen
| : MS-MVP Outlook Express
| : Imperial Beach, CA
| :
| : "Jimbo" wrote in message
| : ...
| : The OE on my home desktop will not connect to my email server. I
| just
| : keep getting time out messages. It will connect to my server if I
| run
| : Windows in Safe Mode with Networking.
| :
| : Should I unistall and reinstall OE on my desktop, or can I fix this
| : without doing that?
| :
| :
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