Authentication fails when you use Outlook or Outlook Express to try to
log
on to a HTTP-based mail server if you use Internet Explorer version 7.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=904942


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"steve" wrote in message
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"Gary" wrote:

Hotmail still works in Outlook Express with IE7 installed as long
as the
account worked previously in Outlook Express. If it's a *new*
Hotmail
account on a system which has never downloaded Hotmail into Outlook
Express,
it will not work since only new, paid accounts can be downloaded by
Outlook
Express.

Hi Jim, I've had my 2 hotmail accounts working for years from OE. I
have now
found a 'patch' for IE7 that will fix the issue.

Many Thanks
Gary
\
Please what and where is this patch Gary