Outlook express does not save the password setting

Hi Chelsey,

This issue occurs for one or more of the following reasons:

• You have a corrupted Outlook profile or a corrupted Outlook Express identity.
• There are conflicts with add-ins or with antivirus software.
• The registry contains incorrect information for the
  Protected Storage System Provider
  subkey for the user account in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, and in Outlook 2003 or earlier versions of Outlook.

Perform the steps from the link mentioned below and check if the password setting gets saved.

Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express

Important:  This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/)

Please reply if you have any questions.

Outlook Express keeps prompting for your password
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm

Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290684