Help.... this must have happened to someone else

I've posted this before and can't believe that it can't be fixed, anyway
problem is....

I'm trying to connect a Win98 PC through Windows VPN Connection to a server
to collect e-mail. I take 2 steps first I open a connection to the internet
then I connect through a VPN to the mail server then just click send and
receive on my mail application.

I have been succesful in connect for about 3 months but now suddenly a
pop-up screen is appearing that asks me for a username/password/domain.
Firstly neither the mail server or my PC is conneted to any domain, the mail
server is connected to a workgroup but not a domain and the username and
password is correct - I've set them and nobody else can!

I've tried creating a new VPN connection but no luck, I've tried a new
username/password but still the same pop-up screen.

I looked up Microsoft, found something along the lines... find the pass.pwl
file and re-name then re-boot,then everything is resolved, problem is it
isn't as I could not find any file called "pass.pwl" or *.pwl - is that my
problem in that there should be some file called *.pwl

Last thing I can think of is just re-install VPN but that just seems a Bill
Gates solution i.e. have you tries re-booting!!

Anyone any ideas on firstly why this pop-up screen is only appearing now and
how I can resolve it

Thanks

I have seen this with w98,w2k, and XP. Seems more specific with Outlook
Express 6.
With Outlook Express 6 ( that's what your using) go to Tools, click on
accounts, click the mail tab and click properties. Next click servers tab
and check the box at the bottom "outgoing mail server-my server requires
authentication". Click the settings button and tick the log on using radio
button and enter your account name and password.
That's how I got mine working even though I use the same account info for
both sending and receiving.
Tom
"John D O'Connor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:xe71c.5313$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've posted this before and can't believe that it can't be fixed, anyway
> problem is....
>
> I'm trying to connect a Win98 PC through Windows VPN Connection to a
server
> to collect e-mail. I take 2 steps first I open a connection to the
internet
> then I connect through a VPN to the mail server then just click send and
> receive on my mail application.
>
> I have been succesful in connect for about 3 months but now suddenly a
> pop-up screen is appearing that asks me for a username/password/domain.
> Firstly neither the mail server or my PC is conneted to any domain, the
mail
> server is connected to a workgroup but not a domain and the username and
> password is correct - I've set them and nobody else can!
>
> I've tried creating a new VPN connection but no luck, I've tried a new
> username/password but still the same pop-up screen.
>
> I looked up Microsoft, found something along the lines... find the
pass.pwl
> file and re-name then re-boot,then everything is resolved, problem is it
> isn't as I could not find any file called "pass.pwl" or *.pwl - is that my
> problem in that there should be some file called *.pwl
>
> Last thing I can think of is just re-install VPN but that just seems a
Bill
> Gates solution i.e. have you tries re-booting!!
>
> Anyone any ideas on firstly why this pop-up screen is only appearing now
and
> how I can resolve it
>
> Thanks
>
>

Thanks for that Tom but I don't even get as far as OE its at the VPN stage

"TW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have seen this with w98,w2k, and XP. Seems more specific with Outlook
> Express 6.
> With Outlook Express 6 ( that's what your using) go to Tools, click on
> accounts, click the mail tab and click properties. Next click servers tab
> and check the box at the bottom "outgoing mail server-my server requires
> authentication". Click the settings button and tick the log on using radio
> button and enter your account name and password.
> That's how I got mine working even though I use the same account info for
> both sending and receiving.
> Tom
> "John D O'Connor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xe71c.5313$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've posted this before and can't believe that it can't be fixed, anyway
> > problem is....
> >
> > I'm trying to connect a Win98 PC through Windows VPN Connection to a
> server
> > to collect e-mail. I take 2 steps first I open a connection to the
> internet
> > then I connect through a VPN to the mail server then just click send and
> > receive on my mail application.
> >
> > I have been succesful in connect for about 3 months but now suddenly a
> > pop-up screen is appearing that asks me for a username/password/domain.
> > Firstly neither the mail server or my PC is conneted to any domain, the
> mail
> > server is connected to a workgroup but not a domain and the username and
> > password is correct - I've set them and nobody else can!
> >
> > I've tried creating a new VPN connection but no luck, I've tried a new
> > username/password but still the same pop-up screen.
> >
> > I looked up Microsoft, found something along the lines... find the
> pass.pwl
> > file and re-name then re-boot,then everything is resolved, problem is it
> > isn't as I could not find any file called "pass.pwl" or *.pwl - is that
my
> > problem in that there should be some file called *.pwl
> >
> > Last thing I can think of is just re-install VPN but that just seems a
> Bill
> > Gates solution i.e. have you tries re-booting!!
> >
> > Anyone any ideas on firstly why this pop-up screen is only appearing now
> and
> > how I can resolve it
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>