I finally found out how to solve this. Go to Control Panel/user accounts
and uncheck user account control. At least it (finally) worked for me.
"BIGE" <> wrote in message
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>I have Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. I'm trying to setup a password
> prompt for Windows email. When I first turn on my pc and access my email,
> I
> receive a prompt for the password then, but if I close it out and try to
> go
> back in the prompt doesn't come back up again, why? I know how to get to
> the
> settings for it by going to tools, accounts, and then clicking on
> properties
> and then servers, but it won't let me click in the password field to enter
> a
> password. It's not blacked out or anything. If I check the box for log
> on
> using secure password authentication, then the email program encounters
> problems and will not check my email. I would greatly appreciate any help
> that someone could give. Is anyone else having this same problem?