Changing from Outlook Express to Outlook

[david]

I have installed Office 2000 and want to use Outlook as my
mail programme. I have tried to import the mail settings
as the help advises but get the message could not locate
any mail accounts. Outlook express is working fine. I have
the mail account in the outlook accounts window but it
doesnt seem to know its there?,. Can any one help please

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I never relied on the importing of the account settings; just do it
manually. Sooner or later you'll have to configure it again like when you
reinstall your PC and then you won't have OE to import from either. Contact
your ISP for your account settings.

Once configured export your mail from within OE (do not choose to import
from within Outlook or you'll loose the dates of the messages) you can
remove your account from OE so Outlook will be the only program collecting
mail.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

 

[David]

Thanks for that.
My email is a Hotmail account and the only options
manually seem to be a POP3. My ISP does provide a an email
but I dont use it. How do I get it to retrieve from my
Hotmail account.
Cheers
DP

-----Original Message-----
I never relied on the importing of the account settings; just do it
manually. Sooner or later you'll have to configure it again like when you
reinstall your PC and then you won't have OE to import from either. Contact
your ISP for your account settings.

Once configured export your mail from within OE (do not choose to import
from within Outlook or you'll loose the dates of the messages) you can
remove your account from OE so Outlook will be the only program collecting
mail.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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I have installed Office 2000 and want to use Outlook as my
mail programme. I have tried to import the mail settings
as the help advises but get the message could not locate
any mail accounts. Outlook express is working fine. I have
the mail account in the outlook accounts window but it
doesnt seem to know its there?,. Can any one help

please


.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Outlook 2000 doesn't support Hotmail natively. Outlook 2002 and 2003 do. For
Outlook 2000 you'll need a third party tool like Hotmail Popper

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

Thanks for that.
My email is a Hotmail account and the only options
manually seem to be a POP3. My ISP does provide a an email
but I dont use it. How do I get it to retrieve from my
Hotmail account.
Cheers
DP

-----Original Message-----
I never relied on the importing of the account settings; just do it
manually. Sooner or later you'll have to configure it again like when you
reinstall your PC and then you won't have OE to import from either. Contact
your ISP for your account settings.

Once configured export your mail from within OE (do not choose to import
from within Outlook or you'll loose the dates of the messages) you can
remove your account from OE so Outlook will be the only program collecting
mail.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Navigation Pane Tips & Tricks
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

I have installed Office 2000 and want to use Outlook as my
mail programme. I have tried to import the mail settings
as the help advises but get the message could not locate
any mail accounts. Outlook express is working fine. I have
the mail account in the outlook accounts window but it
doesnt seem to know its there?,. Can any one help

please


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