Can't remove email accounts from OE

Bruce,
After creating a new Identity and importing all the messages, the problem
was solved.
The Registry must have contained the cause of the problem, yet your
suggestion to clone the old Identity would have used the old Registry keys.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: Backing up your Identities will include Blocked Senders and Rules.
:
: Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks. I created the new identity and imported successfully all
: messages/folders, accounts and address book. How can I import the
message
: rules and blocked senders' list? Thanks.
: (I have no plans to upgrade to Vista, I'm happy with XP, and I've read
: many
: negative comments on Vista, bloatware with no added value...)
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: Creating the new identity seems to be the way to go. It's possible
there
: is
: some registry bit that has been twiddled and cannot be repaired.
: Unfortunately, when we move to Windows Mail in Vista, identities will
no
: longer be an option and this is one more choice MS has made that all
the
: MVPs disagreed with, but alas, to no avail.
: --
: Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
:
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: Jim, I just did what you said (reboot in safe mode) but no success:
the
: email
: accounts still remain even after removing them. But I experimented
: creating a
: new identity and importing these email accounts from the original
: identity
: into the new one and when trying to remove these accounts from within
: the
: new
: identity created they were successfully removed. So, what about
: creating a
: new identity and importing all files and settings from the original
one
: (mail
: mesages, folders, message rules, accounts, etc)?
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: Don't just disable them, don't allow them to run at all by starting
in
: Safe
: Mode (reboot and hit the F8 key until the Safe Mode boot screen
comes
: up)
: and then try to delete the Accounts involved. See if they stay
: deleted
: then.
: --
: Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
:
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
: Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
: helped.
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: I only have Webroot Spysweeper and Norton Internet Security 2005
: installed.
: I
: disabled both Spysweeper and NIS2005 firewall and antivirus but
this
: problem
: persists. Any other clue? Thanks.
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: The reply to this post stated that McAfee caused the problem.
: Here is the post:
: Options/settings in several third-party applications may be
: disallowing
: the
: deletion of the account. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch,
Spybot
: Tea
: Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
: VirusScan
: and/or
: Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
: --
: ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
:
: --
: Ronald Sommer
:
:
:
:
:

Point taken.
--
~Bruce

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
After creating a new Identity and importing all the messages, the problem
was solved.
The Registry must have contained the cause of the problem, yet your
suggestion to clone the old Identity would have used the old Registry
keys.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: Backing up your Identities will include Blocked Senders and Rules.
:
: Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks. I created the new identity and imported successfully all
: messages/folders, accounts and address book. How can I import the
message
: rules and blocked senders' list? Thanks.
: (I have no plans to upgrade to Vista, I'm happy with XP, and I've read
: many
: negative comments on Vista, bloatware with no added value...)
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: Creating the new identity seems to be the way to go. It's possible
there
: is
: some registry bit that has been twiddled and cannot be repaired.
: Unfortunately, when we move to Windows Mail in Vista, identities will
no
: longer be an option and this is one more choice MS has made that all
the
: MVPs disagreed with, but alas, to no avail.
: --
: Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
:
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: Jim, I just did what you said (reboot in safe mode) but no success:
the
: email
: accounts still remain even after removing them. But I experimented
: creating a
: new identity and importing these email accounts from the original
: identity
: into the new one and when trying to remove these accounts from
within
: the
: new
: identity created they were successfully removed. So, what about
: creating a
: new identity and importing all files and settings from the original
one
: (mail
: mesages, folders, message rules, accounts, etc)?
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: Don't just disable them, don't allow them to run at all by
starting
in
: Safe
: Mode (reboot and hit the F8 key until the Safe Mode boot screen
comes
: up)
: and then try to delete the Accounts involved. See if they stay
: deleted
: then.
: --
: Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
:
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
: Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
: helped.
:
:
: "Ale" wrote in message
: ...
: I only have Webroot Spysweeper and Norton Internet Security 2005
: installed.
: I
: disabled both Spysweeper and NIS2005 firewall and antivirus but
this
: problem
: persists. Any other clue? Thanks.
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: The reply to this post stated that McAfee caused the problem.
: Here is the post:
: Options/settings in several third-party applications may be
: disallowing
: the
: deletion of the account. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch,
Spybot
: Tea
: Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
: VirusScan
: and/or
: Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
: --
: ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
:
: --
: Ronald Sommer
:
:
:
:
: