Re: Help troubleshooting Outlook Express Problem

"The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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> ato_zee@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>>> When I first turn my computer on in the morning and try to check my
>>>>> email
>>>>> with Outlook Express it will not connect. It just sits there and
after
>>>>> a
>>>>> while says "your server has not responded,
>>
>> Your mail server should have a dotted quad IP address, can you
>> ping  (or traceroute) to it?
>>
>>> If I then reboot my computer it
>>>>> connects fine.
>>
>> Do you mean reboot or restart?
>>
>> There should be no difference between the first boot of
>> the day and any other boot during the day.
>> However there is a difference between turn off then
>> start. Turn off then start is
>> a complete reboot, AKA a cold start..
>> With restart,  power is not
>> removed from the motherboard and it is similar to
>> pushing the reset button, rather than using the
>> on/off button, it is a warm start, the board
>> stays powered up, the processor just gets
>> a logic level reset or a reset instruction.
>> So there are minor differences
>> between the restart button and the restart
>> instruction.
>> So what makes it work?
>> Power off then power on button?
>> Power off menu with the restart option?
>> The little reset button on the front?
>>
>> Then I'd the look at Services in
>> the Administrators menu, there are several services
>> connected with mail, see what is different between
>> when it doesn't work after first boot, and when
>> it does.
>
> I wonder if his first start of the day also includes his router.

I connect via a router which is left on 24/7 - another PC has Vista
installed and this has no problem at all.
By reboot I mean click on start -> shutdown -> restart - then it works.
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