Keychain password prompt in Safari/Entourage/Firefox/Mail

Hi
whenever my Domain login password is reset, i have to update that password in Keychain.
I do this with "Keychain Access & Keychain Minder" it works many time but now after fixing the Keychain password, it prompt me to input when i use Safari/Entourage/Firefox/Mail.
help please

Keychain minder is the possible solution

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[http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/3.6/system-requirements/
Firefox 3.6 System Requirements]
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http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
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I've read several posts and tried some suggestions but it did not solve my problem:
Some weeks ago, I completely re-installed MacOS on my iBook and copied my libraries and personal folders from my external harddrive back to the laptop. Everything works fine except one thing: Everytime I open Mail after starting the iBook it asks me for entering my Keychain password (it does not happen when I receive or send mail, only when opening for the first time after starting). When I use Safari and need to enter a username and password it asks the same. It's a dialogue box I've never seen before, I cannot check that it should remember the password, it only shows a field for entering the password and two additional info fields.
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