[mso] Re: Setting up Outlook--I must be dumb

  • From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 19:37:58 +1000

Outlook Express won't get in the way if you don't run it.  Make sure it's 
not in any start-up folders and remove any shortcuts to it that you find.

Regards, Dave S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 2:34 AM
Subject: [mso] Re: Setting up Outlook--I must be dumb


> Well, this is technically an Outlook Express problem and therefore 
> off-topic
> for this group.  But, if you don't want OE involved, either remove the
> pop3/smtp info from OE, or just turn off automatic downloading of mail in
> OE.  If you need more info on how to do that, please take your questions 
> to
> a Windows group, cuz OE is not part of Office.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> Linda F. Johnson
> Linda's Computer Stop
> Author, Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by
> John Wiley and Sons
> http://personal-computer-tutor.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tommy Armstrong
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 11:24 AM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Setting up Outlook--I must be dumb
>
> I have been using Outlook for years now and even do a bit of programming 
> in
> it. Never have used Outlook Express. Well I installed Office Professional 
> on
> my brother's machine, set up everything, gave him a good little tutorial
> about Outlook, etc. Created rules and folders and recurring appointments,
> blah, blah, blah. Set up his wife as separate login on XP. Same for her.
> Imported all their stuff from a previous machine and from Outlook Express.
> Problem is that mail is still going to Outlook Express and not to Outlook.
> When he opens Outlook Express, it asks whether he wants to make it the
> default email client and he says no.
>
> What did I do wrong--how do I get Outlook Express out of the loop.
>
>
>
> Tommy Armstrong
>
>
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> If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your 
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> it:
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