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I have just reloaded my XP home notebook (Aust Toshiba A100 with XP home)
from the recovery CD. The appearance of the Outlook icon and windows is
different to what was there before. In particular I used to get a visible
yellow warning if I got new email if I was at the time on the Web. Also I
got to the web via view | goto, which is not now an option. Is there a later
version of Outlook than 6.00.2900 and do I need to update? If so, how? The
Microsoft update website seems to stick on 'Checking your computer for
updates'. TIA, all

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have just reloaded my XP home notebook (Aust Toshiba A100 with XP
home) from the recovery CD.

Thereby wiping out everything you did since you got your PC.

The appearance of the Outlook icon and
windows is different to what was there before. In particular I used
to get a visible yellow warning if I got new email if I was at the
time on the Web. Also I got to the web via view | goto, which is not
now an option. Is there a later version of Outlook than 6.00.2900 and
do I need to update?

That's not Outlook. That's Outlook Express.

If so, how? The Microsoft update website seems
to stick on 'Checking your computer for updates'.

Because you used the vendor restore disk, any updates you added to Windows
since you first acquired your PC are no longer there and will have to be
added. Unless your PC came with Windows XP SP1 or SP2, the Microsoft Update
site may not be able to install any updates, since the site says it's for XP
SP1 and SP2 only. No plain XP.

 

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Brian. Thanks very much. No worries about wiping out work. I kept all my
documents backed up to a jump drive.

I've partly solved the Outlook problem. Yes I was using Outlook Express,
which came on the recovery CD.

But I had been using Outlook 2000 (SP 3) which is on my Office 2000 CD. I
much prefer it and am now using it.

Can you see any problems that might arise on ADSL? (Was it allowed for when
Outlook 2000 was marketed?)

Thanks again.

 

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Brian. Thanks very much. No worries about wiping out work. I kept all my
documents backed up to a jump drive.

I've partly solved the Outlook problem. Yes I was using Outlook Express,
which came on the recovery CD.

But I had been using Outlook 2000 (SP 3) which is on my Office 2000 CD. I
much prefer it and am now using it.

Can you see any problems that might arise on ADSL? (Was it allowed for
when Outlook 2000 was marketed?)

Thanks again.

 

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

outlook doesn't care how you connect. Any version will work as long as the
mail server names are correct.

 

[Brian Tillman]

But I had been using Outlook 2000 (SP 3) which is on my Office 2000
CD. I much prefer it and am now using it.

Can you see any problems that might arise on ADSL? (Was it allowed
for when Outlook 2000 was marketed?)

Outlook does not care at all what type of network you use. It lets WIndows
handle the networking.