You have to have an OE logon password, but not an Identity password unless
you choose to.

Outlook Express keeps prompting for your password
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm

Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290684

Cannot Save E-Mail Account Password in Outlook Express 5
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228713

Save Password Check Box Is Unavailable
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=137361


If you have forgotten a password, for the logon password:

Your ISP should be able to tell you, or see this site for a tool to retrieve
your e-mail account password:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mailpv.html

For an identity password:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#delnopass
Or:
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/identites.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dan X" wrote in message
...
I had to reformat my hard drive and reinstall OE. How do I stop the window
from popping up that keeps asking for the the user name and password
whenever we open an identity? Passwords are not entered or selected in
"account properties" or under "manage identities". This has been an
annoyance since I've been using OE. Thanks.