Using Windows 8 and Windows Live Mail 2012 which was working fine for one brief period. However, now it keeps asking for my password when sending or receiving email. The password has been entered in the account configuration and Remember Password has been checked.

Here is the complete error message received:

Unable to send or receive messages for the Cindy account. An incorrect password was entered. The next time you send or receive messages, you'll be asked to enter your user name and password for this account.

Server Error: 0x800CCC90
Server Response: -ERR syntax error
Server: 'pop.earthlink.net'
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC92
Protocol: POP3
Port: 110
Secure(SSL): No

I have researched this problem ad nauseum online and found nothing even remotely resembling a solution, and nothing specifically for the Windows 8 platform, if that is a consideration.

Any helpful suggestions beyond checking my configurations (for the hundredth time) or deleting the email account and re-adding it (also tried multiple times) would be appreciated. By that I mean to say, an actual resolution.

An additional though - it is not my anti-virus email scanner as I do not even have the capability of scanning my email with the setup I have.

Thank you!

Original title: Windows Live Mail Won't Remember eMail Password