Might review the info in these articles and see if they help:

OLEXP: Can't Switch Identities When Using Outlook Express 6.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q311399

Q329084 - You Cannot Switch Identities in Outlook Express After You Install
Windows XP SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q329084

224463 - OLEXP: "Identity Switch Canceled" When Starting Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224463

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Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"History Fan" wrote in message
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My PC is running XP Home SP2, DSL connection. Outlook Express 6 SP2
is my email and newsgroup problem. I have two identities set up. For
clarity's sake, I'll call them ID1 and ID2.

When I want to switch to ID2, I click File, Switch Identity,
highlight ID2, then click OK. Yet sometimes, instead of going to that
identity, I'm taken back to ID1. Sometimes I have to repeat these steps
2-3 times before the identity I want to visit is opened up. Any ideas
about this?