18 March 2013

Outlook 2010 repeatedly prompts for Gmail password

ISSUE: When you try to add a new IMAP/POP3 gmail e-mail account in Outlook 2010 (or 2007) you are repeatedly prompted for a password.

SOLUTION: Enable 2 step verification in Gmail and ADD Outlook as a connected application


Open google's: Authorised Access to your Google Account


1. Generate a new password for you Outlook



 2. Verify if Outlook has been added to the list of applications


3. Use the new password in Outlook 2010


More information can be found here:

http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1070455

 

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