Help! Can't send emails.
My laptop has just developed a problem. I've had it for a couple of years, using Outlook Express and Windows 98, with everything being just fine. Now, suddenly, for no obvious reason, it disconnects every time it finishes sending or receiving emails. This means I can't actually send any, as they go to Norton Anti-virus, and then it disconnects before they can be sent where they're going. Before you tell me, the little box in the details section of my Inbox saying "disconnect when finished" is NOT ticked. I've checked everything I know of, and can't see why it's happening. Today I made a new connection, in case that helped; it didn't. If it's a clue, this seemed to start after I downloaded the software for my new digital camera. I've since uninstalled it and got it on my PC instead (didn't have a USB port on that till recently, or I'd have done that in the first place). I don't know if that could have affected it, but the timing's right.
Any ideas anyone? Please tell me in words of one syllable, as I'm not terrribly computer literate. Many thanks in advance.