hotmail with outlook express

I am using Outlook Express 6 with identities. For e-mail we have 2 free hotmail accounts (in use for 4 to 5 years now). When checking e-mail, one of the O/E identities always downloads two copies of every e-mail, the other account works normally. Any ideas for eliminating the double e-mails?
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I searched and haven't found a solution.

 

Under Tools, Accounts, make sure the account you're checking only
appears once. They may not have the same name but could contain the
same login info. This is usually the most common explanation

 

Checked under tools, accounts. Removed a netzero e-mail account. Now there is only one mail account (hotmail) and seven directory service accounts - got single e-mail downloads on last try - OK for now.
thanks

 

The account is downloading double e-mails regularly.
Any ideas?

 

That can happen if your Hotmail account is the default mail account and OE is configured to both open directly to the Inbox (which downloads headers automatically) and check for new messages when starting (which also downloads headers automatically). To stop the duplicates, simply choose one option or the other, but not both. Click Tools | Options, then remove the check mark for When starting, go directly to my 'Inbox' folder OR the check mark for Send and receive messages at startup. If you already have duplicates showing, click Tools | Synchronize Account or Synchronize All.

 

Yo Star have a great New Year --thanks for posting to this reply --was away for awhile.