Re: Switching Identities
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/15/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:48:58 -0500
Some others have reported the same behaviour, John. Did you try replacing
Main Identity?
-- ~PA Bear John wrote: > I tried that with no successs. I logged off fine, but > when I tried to log in to the new identity, it actually > blended the two. It told me it was opening identity two, > but what it did was open identity One and bring in the > new identity two messages. I could not get to the other > identity, because it insisted I was alrady there, which I > wasn't. I had to restart. When I did, the identity two > messages were still in the Identity One folder. > >> -----Original Message----- >> Q330994/April03 Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express (which you you >> prolly have installed) contains a bug causing the problem you and many >> others are having. Until this bug is addressed by the OE Team, we're >> advised to always leave an Identity via File>Exit and Logoff Identity >> and not use File>Switch Identities. >> >> Others have found the Force Identity Logon, which essentially does the >> same thing, works for them: > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/forceid.htm. >> >> If one of your Identities is the default 'Main Identity', which is much >> more prone to such problems, you could try replacing it with a new Named >> Identity (File>Identities>Add new identity) in hopes of finding more >> reliability. Import messages from the old Identity before deleting it >> (File>Identities>Manage Identities). >> -- >> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP >> >> AumHa Forums >> http://forum.mvps.org/ >> >> Protect Your PC >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect >> >> Norman Barron wrote: >>> I keep my personal e-mail account (ISP) and my business (website e-mail >>> server) separate by switching identities, however after I've switched >>> back & forth several times, OE refuses to open unless I restart my >>> computer. It isn't any set number of times I switch before it fails. >>> Anyone know how to remedy this or is there a better way of viewing both >>> accounts separately?
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