Outlook 2002 not retaining password

Hi all,

I’m running XP pro and Outlook 2002 (SP3)connecting to a POP3 account. Each time I log on to Outlook and hit send/receive it prompts me to enter a password even though I have ticked the “remember password” box.

I’ve googled the problem and only likely contender was http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290684 which I have tried. However, under the registry key “Protected Storage System Provider” there is no user subkey to delete – weird.

Does any kind person out there have another alternative I could try please?