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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Brian Murphy wrote:
I've had too many problems with this Outlook Express.
Why do things go wacky out of the blue?
I don't do anything new... it often asks to compact folders which I always do.

Compacting folders is a normal maintenance procedure.

I know my Comcast accounts are supposed to be transitioning to Time Warner
Road Runner thing, but we have a year to keep receiving the Comcast emails.

What does this have to do with Outlook Express?


I also had a new thing awhile ago where all of a sudden my computer would
ask me for my user ID and password to open up.

This is a Comcast issue. Nothing to do with Outlook Express.

This came after I removed the
users of my 2 kids and wife on the thing because they were worthless.

But I couldn't remember what a password was

And who's fault was that?

and somehow the only way I was
able to get thru it now was change the user id to brian instead of
Administrator.
But to do the Road Runner Wizard, it's telling me I need to
have Administrator authorities!

User accounts and their different permissions are a fundamental part of
XP. You should learn about them. The Help and Support Center is a good
place to start. Also, Microsoft's web site.

Unless I can get a Microsoft tech out here to clear this whole thing out,
what's the cure-all easiest solution? Buy a whole new Windows package? And
erase this whole spider web of knots?

So far I don't see a Microsoft problem or a Windows problem. I'm very
sorry to say that you're the author of your own problems. You need to
learn about Windows XP and how to use your computer.

I don't even know if I will be able to
see any responses here unless they can be fwd to me at yahoo instead.


Thanks for any help