OLEXP: The POP3 Server Information Does Not Change and Error Messages Appear in Outlook Express 5.5

When you change the Post Office Protocol (POP3) server information for Outlook Express 5.5 and then restart the computer, you may receive one of the following error messages when you try to log on to your e-mail server:

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To resolve this behavior, delete the POP3Trap registry value:

1. Before you proceed, make a backup copy of the relevant registry key:
   1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
   2. Locate the Run value under the following key in the registry:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
   3. On the File menu, click Export Registry File, click the desktop icon, type a file name, and then click Save.
2. Locate the POP3Trap value under the following key in the registry:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Right-click the POP3Trap value, and then click Delete.
4. Quit Registry Editor, and then start Outlook Express.
5. On the Tools menu, click Accounts, and then click the Mail tab.
6. Click the account that you want to change, and then click Properties.
7. Click the Server tab, and then change the name of the POP3 server for incoming mail from the local host to the correct POP3 server name of your Internet service provided (ISP).
8. Click OK, click Close, and then quit Outlook Express.
9. Restart the computer, and then start Outlook Express.

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