When opening Windows Mail the login pop-up window keeps asking for user name and password. It doesn't stop, even when correct data entered. This started by itself - does anyone have a solution?
View 7 RepliesI have a few computers in my home network (all Ethernet, not wireless). I can't log onto my wife's Vista Home Premium (named tonis-acer) from my Vista Home Premium (PaulsAcerLaptop), another Home Premium laptop, my Windows 7 beta laptop, or an XP Pro laptop.
I login in as:
User name: Toni
password: abc1234 (not really)
response:
User name: PaulsAcerLaptop oni
password: unchanged
small window: "Logon unsuccessful", etc.
In order to understand my problem first let me describe wonderful world I was in XP professional.
1. I had two laptops running XP professional. They were member of domain say XXX.
2. In both laptops on Cdrive I had shared folder myPrivateData
3. In office (while connected to domain) both laptop could see shared folders of each other.
4. In home I signed on with cashed credentials of domain and could operate as peer to peer network without any problem. (i.e. I signed on using domainnameuserid profile)
Problem:
My problem started when I replaced one laptop with new laptop installed with vista business 64............
I kept getting an error message ("invalid user name or password") everytime I tried to enter in my user name and password to get access to my email with Windows Vista on my new computer. After an exhaustive effort to solve the problem with my ISP and with HP (including deactivating Windows Vista Firewall and shield and uninstalling my spy and virus software and then reinstalling Vista) I contacted Microsoft and paid a well spent $60 and they quickly resolved the problem. Here's what I had to do to make it work.
Open Mail, go to Tools, and then Accounts, click Add and created an E-mail account. (Type "POP3" in the field "My incoming mail server is a server." Under "Incoming mail (POP3):" type: pop.(your service provider), mine is "suddenlink.net" so it reads "pop.suddenlink.net." Under "Outgoing mail (SMTP):" type "smtp." and your service provider, mine is "suddenlink.net" so it reads "smtp.suddenlink.net." Next, and this is where I goofed, under "Incoming Mail Server" it asks for your "E-mail username:". Put your FULL EMAIL ADDRESS not just the name before "@." Mine reads dsjaggers@suddenlink.net. Then enter in your password (that you gave your internet service provider) in the "Password:" field.{And I checked the box "Remember password" so I don't have to do that every time I go to get my email.} Then MAKE SURE to check the box under "Outgoing Mail Server" that says beside it "My server requires authentication.")
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why am I still getting a login prompt on my WinXP computer?
My network map:
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1) Admin account with password
2) Standard User
3) Guest
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