Cant log into windows mail

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I was never asked to log into my Windows Vista mail account before but, now
it is asking me for my user name & password but wont except any thing i put
in. Is there a way to turn it off so as i dont have to log into my mail? I
really dont know how it got turned on in the first place?????
 
Terrie said:
I was never asked to log into my Windows Vista mail account before but, now
it is asking me for my user name & password but wont except any thing i put
in. Is there a way to turn it off so as i dont have to log into my mail? I
really dont know how it got turned on in the first place?????
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Windows Mail does not have a login procedure.
If you are getting a request for a username/password, it's from one of your
email or newsgroup accounts.
 
This is a symptom of a corrupted mail account, probably caused
by your antivirus program. Windows Mail is not compatible with
most McAfee or Norton security programs. Those will need to be
uninstalled, not just disabled.

After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download
and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their
email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

The above measures prevent new corruption but do not
fix existing corruption. So, if your mail still doesn't work,
delete that email account, restart Windows Mail, then recreate
that account.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Terrie said:
I was never asked to log into my Windows Vista mail account before but,
now
it is asking me for my user name & password but wont except any thing i
put
in. Is there a way to turn it off so as i dont have to log into my mail? I
really dont know how it got turned on in the first place?????
Click to expand...

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