Thunderbird 31.4 skips checking first pop account on launch with that account set to check for new messages at startup.

T-Bird Portable 31.4, originally used on WinXP and now on Win7. There are 4 email accounts it's set to check on startup, but it does not check the first one. I have uncheckmarked and recheckmarked the check-on-startup box in the account settings.
After the recheck interval I specified it does finally get mail for that account, or if I do a manual check, but if neither of those things happens then no matter how many times I launch T-Bird it never gets mail for that account. The account is set up identical to another account through the same ISP /mail server which does get checked. There are no error messages and I have no trouble using that account otherwise.
I tried to submit this text box a few minutes ago and received some sort of message that I wasn't authorized to view the page and it wiped out the text I wrote. Hope that doesn't happen again this time because it gets really annoying to try to be detailed and thorough then have your time wasted by your browser (Firefox) losing your post. Thanks.

Hi Dave. I don't follow your solution.
1. I know of only one location that affects *checking* for mail, and that is on the *main* "Server Settings" panel, in the "Server Settings" section. That section has an advanced button, but there is nothing under that button about checking new mail.
2. There is no such thing as Server Settings | Message Storage | Advanced, with checkmark box for "Include this server when getting new mail". However, under Sync and Stoarge there is a checkmark box that reads "Keep messages on this computer..."
So I am curious, and left wondering, what did you really change?
Can you attach a screen shot?
See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-create-screenshot-my-problem

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