Outlook Express - Hotmail

Busy's picture

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I have Hotmail running through Outlook express, everything was fine until I changed one of my hotmail passwords, now outlook wont check that hotmail account.
I tried deleting the folder and reinstalling it, but it wont get the folders, I think the old password is stopping it.
anyone know how I can delete the old password from my system or get around this problem?
I have other hotmail accounts that work ok, even deleted and reinstalled one, they work fine, just this one I changed pw on

OS = win 98se

I can check it through hotmail.com ok

mjames's picture

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So what kind of error are you receiving when you try to check your mail? Just wrong password? Go to Tools > Accounts > Properties > Servers and change it to your new password.

Busy's picture

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it wont download the folders, mostly get time out (after 15mins) or a "this action not supported by windows" or something like that.
It wont let me synchronize the folder

only thing I have done is changed the password (changed in outlook as well) so am guessing the old password is messing it up, kind of like the old one is stuck in memory but trying to use the new one.

If it gave me a proper error it would be nice, but sadly it gives nothing Sad

detox's picture

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Joined: Feb 2001

cant say I have ever had that happen....

how many hotmail accounts do you have? could it be a passport prob?

Busy's picture

He has: 6,151 posts

Joined: May 2001

going thru outlook I have 6 hotmail accounts including the one that wont work. Dont think its a passport problem as I deleted one of the other accounts and reinstalled it all ok

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