I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever since I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in. Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

If SP3 was downloaded with an anti-virus, or anti-spyware, program running,
you may have a bad installation.

From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../cc164204.aspx

* If the configuration of your antivirus software prevents certain system
files from being changed, SP3 installation might fail. Try temporarily
disabling your antivirus software. You can usually do this by right-clicking
your antivirus program icon (which typically appears in the bottom
right-hand corner of the computer screen) and clicking Disable.

* If you disable your antivirus software before you install the service
pack, be sure that you are aware of the risks involved, and be sure to
enable it after the service pack is installed.

Remove SP3 via Add/Remove Programs, reboot and download and install it
again. Before you do, turn off your anti-virus and any anti-spyware programs
such as Windows Defender. If you use a third party firewall, disable it and
turn on the Windows Firewall in the Control Panel for the installation. Once
SP3 is in and working, you can enable the third party firewall and turn of
the Windows Firewall. Do not keep both running.

Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/950717

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx

Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm

Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 he
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support for Service Pack 3:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...prid=11273&gpr
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Nate" wrote in message
...
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever since I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in. Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in. Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I have my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in. Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

How many identities do you have, and what is the name of each.

Very important. If you are in ID A and switch to ID B OE disappears. What
happens if you are in ID B and try to switch to ID A? Does it work OK going
in some directions, but not others?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Nate" wrote in message
...
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart
your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch
identities?
thanks!

See Bruce's reply. Does anyone use this "Master Account" identity? Is your
identity or your wife's identity named "Main Identity" or was one of them
originally named "Main Identity" and you renamed it?

Nate wrote:
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

Thanks for the replys. There are 3 identities set up, a master account, My
name and then my wifes name. The master account is never used and was never
renamed, just something time warner set us up with and then when I called
them a few years ago for help with e-mail they had me set up one for my name
and her name. If I switch identities from my name Nathan to her's Kelly it
never works. If I switch from her identity Kelly and then to mine Nathan it
"sometimes works" maybe once out of 5 times. But yes outlook dissapears
after trying switch identities and I cant access outlook again unless I end
the process then I can get back in.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

See Bruce's reply. Does anyone use this "Master Account" identity? Is your
identity or your wife's identity named "Main Identity" or was one of them
originally named "Main Identity" and you renamed it?

Nate wrote:
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!

Delete the Master account and reboot for starters.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Nate" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the replys. There are 3 identities set up, a master account,
My
name and then my wifes name. The master account is never used and was
never
renamed, just something time warner set us up with and then when I called
them a few years ago for help with e-mail they had me set up one for my
name
and her name. If I switch identities from my name Nathan to her's Kelly
it
never works. If I switch from her identity Kelly and then to mine Nathan
it
"sometimes works" maybe once out of 5 times. But yes outlook dissapears
after trying switch identities and I cant access outlook again unless I
end
the process then I can get back in.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

See Bruce's reply. Does anyone use this "Master Account" identity? Is
your
identity or your wife's identity named "Main Identity" or was one of them
originally named "Main Identity" and you renamed it?

Nate wrote:
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up
when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I
have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook
to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities
named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it
is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart
your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch
identities?
thanks!

Delete the Master account and reboot for starters.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Nate" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the replys. There are 3 identities set up, a master account,
My
name and then my wifes name. The master account is never used and was
never
renamed, just something time warner set us up with and then when I called
them a few years ago for help with e-mail they had me set up one for my
name
and her name. If I switch identities from my name Nathan to her's Kelly
it
never works. If I switch from her identity Kelly and then to mine Nathan
it
"sometimes works" maybe once out of 5 times. But yes outlook dissapears
after trying switch identities and I cant access outlook again unless I
end
the process then I can get back in.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

See Bruce's reply. Does anyone use this "Master Account" identity? Is
your
identity or your wife's identity named "Main Identity" or was one of them
originally named "Main Identity" and you renamed it?

Nate wrote:
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up
when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I
have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook
to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities
named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it
is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart
your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch
identities?
thanks!

Thanks for the replys. There are 3 identities set up, a master account, My
name and then my wifes name. The master account is never used and was never
renamed, just something time warner set us up with and then when I called
them a few years ago for help with e-mail they had me set up one for my name
and her name. If I switch identities from my name Nathan to her's Kelly it
never works. If I switch from her identity Kelly and then to mine Nathan it
"sometimes works" maybe once out of 5 times. But yes outlook dissapears
after trying switch identities and I cant access outlook again unless I end
the process then I can get back in.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

See Bruce's reply. Does anyone use this "Master Account" identity? Is your
identity or your wife's identity named "Main Identity" or was one of them
originally named "Main Identity" and you renamed it?

Nate wrote:
One of my identities is Master Account which time warner cable set up when
they installed the roadrunner and set up e-mail a few years ago. I have
my
own identity and my wife has her own. I went ahead and reinstalled the
sp3
and turned off my firewall and anti virus but unfortunately it's still
doing
it. When I uninstalled sp3 and it went back to sp2 I went into outlook to
see if it would do it and it was doing it with sp2 as well, couldn't
switch
identities. It's driving me crazy, any more ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
What Bruce said.

OE File | Identities | Manage Identities: Is one of your identities named
Main Identity, Nate?

Nate wrote:
I am operating on IE 7 xp media center edition sevice pack 3. Ever
since
I
updated my computer to the serivce pack 3 yesterday it won't let me
switch
identities. Everytime I do so, outlook dissapears and I get this
message.

Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
still
running on your computer. Please log off windows and then restart
Outlook
Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then restart your
computer.

At this time I then to ctr, alt, del and end the process of MSIMN.EXE
and
then when I click on outlook express it will allow me to get back in.
Any
ideas so I don't have to end this process everytime I switch identities?
thanks!