OL97: Password Error Connecting to Internet Mail Provider

ID: Q164975

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When dialing your Internet Mail Service, you may receive the following error message:

   The computer you are dialing in to cannot establish a dial-up
   networking connection. Check your password and then try again.

CAUSE

The User Name and/or Password are incomplete or incorrect in either the Internet Mail service profile or in the Dial-Up Networking connectoid.

RESOLUTION

Make sure the User Name and Password are either both correct or both empty in the Login As dialog box in the Internet Mail service profile. If the User Name and Password are empty, also make sure the User Name and Password are both correct in the Connect To dialog box of the Dial-Up Networking connectoid.

NOTE: The Login As information in the Internet Mail service profile will take precedence over the information in the Dial-Up Networking connectoid. However, if the User Name and Password information in the Login As dialog box is blank, this information will be taken from the Dial-Up Networking connectoid.

MORE INFORMATION

Verify the Internet Mail Service "Login As" Information

1. On the Tools menu, click Services.

2. Click Internet Mail Service and then click Properties.

3. Click the Connection tab.

4. Make sure the "Connect using the modem" option is selected.

5. Make sure the proper Dial-Up Networking connectoid is selected in the

   "Dial using the following connection" list. Then, click Login As.

6. In the Login As dialog box, make sure that the User Name and Password

   fields are both correct.

7. Click OK to close all dialog boxes.

Verify the Dial-Up Networking "Connect To" Information

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

2. In My Computer, double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon.

3. Double-click the dial-up connectoid used to connect to your Internet

   service provider.

4. In the Connect To dialog box, make sure that the User Name and Password

   fields are both correct.

REFERENCES

For more information about setting up a Dial-Up Networking connection, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q138789
   TITLE     : How to Connect to the Internet in Windows 95

Additional query words:

Keywords          : CfgIM 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: December 11, 1998