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by rrlegrand

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I have 2000 Professional and use Hotmail. When I click my outlook express 6.0 I receive an error message and which I close. The next screen is a sign on screen which I enter my hotmail password. The end of the error message is: 0x800CCC32
What doyou recommend I do to correct this problem?

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by bchesmer

Is outlook setup to use your hotmail account? If so;

From the Folders list in Outlook Express, right-click MSN Hotmail.
Click Remove Account.
Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the account.

Note
After you remove your Hotmail account from Outlook Express, you can still open it by signing in to Hotmail on the Internet.

If this is not it, comment back.

by rrlegrand

My problem is not opening Outlook Express! I can open it after I close the error message and enter my Hotmail password on the next Ourlook Express screen. I want to eliminate receiving this msg in the first place and I do not want to sign in my Hotmail account each time. Hotmail properties screen under accounts in my Express screen doen not remember my password, even though I have an x in remember password; Here is the whole error msg:
Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Authorization Required', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC32

Header download for the 'Inbox' folder did not complete. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Authorization Required', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC32

Any suggestions?

by bchesmer

It seems you would like to keep useing hotmail vai outlook? If yes, still try what I listed, then add it back in. This should solve the problem. If not the case, please comment back again.

by rrlegrand

Okay, I removed the hotmail account from Express leaving me with no mail account in Express. Since I had no mail account I couldn't use the send receive button. So, I entered as "new" my hotmail account and the problem returned. Same error msg followed by the hotmail password screen. FYI, after I close the error msg. screen (X)and enter my password in the next hotmail screen, I can send and receive thru Express. FYI, I have researched this problem with the EXACT error msg and there seems tobe no fix. The other people are living with this condition which seem redicilous. So, I really appreciate any advice you can offer.

by bchesmer

Found one other thing;

If you use Microsoft Outlook 2002 (in Office XP), you can set up a separate Inbox for your Hotmail account. This option is available on Windows operating systems only.

In Outlook 2002, click the Tools menu, and then click E-mail accounts.
Click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
Click HTTP, and then click Next.
Type your user and logon information, and then make sure Hotmail is listed as the HTTP Mail Service Provider. ? Select the Remember password check box if only you alone have access to Outlook (otherwise your Hotmail account is open to anyone who has access to Outlook).
? Do not select Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA).

Click Next, and then click Finish.
NoteAfter you set up your Hotmail account in Outlook, your Hotmail files will be displayed on the folder list, and you can send and receive Hotmail messages using Outlook features.

by bchesmer

The just searching the Knowledge Base with just the article number: 291833

Please don't rate my answer until you try it out. Thanks.

by rrlegrand

I found the article you suggested but in the past I have already tried doing exactly what it suggests. I just tried following it again and no help.
However, I think the problem with that article is that it does not relate to Outlook Express 6.0!
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95 SP 1
Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95

I am using Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 which of course was part of Internet Explorer 6.0 which started my error problems.

Any other suggestions? And thanks again for all you have suggested so far...very much appreciate your efforts.

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