Question : Outlook Express issue

New Windows XP Home system with SP2 installed... Very little little installed on the system, but Norton Antirvirus is installed, updated and operational.

Uers report when system is not used "for a while", outlook express does not work until the system is restarted.

I first saw this issue on this system while setting up the computer for the end user. I pinged the mail server by name with reply and internet browsing was functional, but the system did not send receive email. I recall error popping up, but did not document as I was going to restart... i did and it OE worked.
Problem persists for the user after I left and system idle for a bit.

Any ideas? Give me something else to look at as this will be a service call and would be good to have a few things to look at / for.

Craig Musgrove

Answer : Outlook Express issue

Yes, do check up on "Norton"... I've become increasingly suspicious of mr N lately. Seems to cause a lot of odd problems.
/RID