Outlook,

Outlook

Make Outlook your default browser: Start/Run/rundll32.exe
shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,5. Then change the mail
application to Outlook.

Importing:

Go to Outlook/Tools/Services/Add/Personal Folders/Ok. Browse to
the pst file you need to import. Search your system for files with a .pst
suffix. Then move/store them here: C:\Documents and Settings\<User
name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.




Import
from Outlook to Outlook Express

Outlook & Exchange
Solutions Center

Sharing Microsoft Outlook
Calendar and Contacts

To repair a damaged
Personal Folders PST file

HOW TO:
Import Contacts into Your Windows XP Address Book

Shared Address Books

Outlook & Exchange/Windows
Messaging Backup and Dual-Boot




Outlook
2002/2000 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup

How to
Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data




OL2000: (IMO) How to Set Up Internet Mail Accounts


OL2000: (CW) Troubleshooting Outlook Configuration Problems


OL2002: (CW) Outlook Connectivity--Outlook Is Slow/Stops Responding, You Cannot
Open E-mail or Attachments


OL2000: Outlook Does Not Receive MSN E-mail Messages

OL2000: "Omi9.dll" Error Message or "Mapi32.dll" Error Message After You Upgrade
to Windows XP


OL2000: Errors in the Module Rtfhtml.dll


OL2002: Outlook Does Not Check for New Messages Automatically



OL2002: Error if You Use Your Contacts to Address a New Message


OL2002: Err Msg: This Operation Has Been Cancelled Due to ...

The OUTBACK Plus utility is designed to make it easy to create a
backup or archive file of your Personal Folder Information from Microsoft
Outlook™ 97, 98, 2000 and 2002/XP. Download
here.

Tip: Earlier versions of
Address Book gave you the option of using your Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder
in Outlook Express. If you accepted this option, Address Book became a front end
to Outlook, visible in Outlook Express and any other applications that used
Address Book. Contacts added via Outlook thus became accessible to Outlook
Express, and contacts added to Address Book by means of Outlook Express.



This integration with Outlook is still available in Address Book 6 (the version
shipped with Windows XP), but only via an undocumented registry edit. To share
contact information between Outlook and Address Book, open Registry Editor, and
go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4. Add the DWORD value UseOutlook to this
key (if it isn't already present), and set it to 1. [MS-MVP Frank
Saunders]

Outlook - Newsgroups

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook


news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration


news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General


news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation



Outlook Express

Outlook Express Issues,
Tips, Spell Check, Mail/News Sharing & Auto-Dialing and Auto-Disconnect Options

Outlook
Express Support Center

How to
Register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP Start Menu


How to
Uninstall Internet Explorer 6

How to
Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP

OLEXP:
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet Mail

Tip: Outlook Express crashes when either
hitting enter or using HTML copy and paste: This can be corrected
by

downloading this patch: .MS03-020:
June, 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer

Tip: Clicking on a link opens in a new window and
is empty: Start/Run and type this command: REGSVR32


URLMON.DLL. Ok/Reboot.
Then go to: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Programs/Reset Web Settings.



Tip: Set Outlook Express as default mail client - Start/Run and
type:

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE"
/REG. Or use this edit:

Restore OE to the Clients List.

Tip: Re-install Outlook Express - Click Start, Run and enter %SystemRoot%\Inf.
Locate the MSOE50.INF file. Right

click it and select Install.

Tip: Mail and/or Folders are missing: Close OE. Tools/Folder
Options/View/Show Hidden files and folders.


Then do a Search for *.dbx...Open OE/File/Import.
Set search options to search hidden files, folders and system

folders. Inbox is
under a hidden folder.



Tip: Get HTTP Hyperlinks in OE to Open IE - Windows
Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types. Scroll down to

URL:HyperText Transfer
Protocol/Advanced/Edit. Under Application used to perform action it should read:

"C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome

Tip: Prevent Account Changes in Outlook Express - Start/Run/Regedit


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook
Express, Value Name: No Modify Accts, Data

Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value
Data: (1 = enable restriction). Create new DWORD value called

"No Modify Accts" and set it to "1"

to enable the restriction or "0" to allow users to modify accounts. Restart
Outlook

Express for the change to take
effect.

Tip: Create a Shortcut to OE Mailto: Right click on the
Desktop/New/Shortcut. Paste this into the white box:

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe"

/mailurl:mailto: Go to Next, name it (ex) OE Shortcut, then hit finish.

Tip: Add OE Email Window (Internet Email Message) to the right
click - New. Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to

this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.eml.
Highlight .eml then go to Edit/New/Key. Name the key ShellNew.

Highlight ShellNew. In the
right pane right click in the blank area and choose New/String Value and name it
FileName.

Double click FileName and add
Email.eml. Close the registry (File/Exit). To test right click on your Desktop
choose


New and you will then see
Internet Email Message.



Tip: Create Your Own Throbber for
Internet Explorer & Outlook Express in Windows XP




Spell
Checker

Fix Spell Checking in Outlook
Express 6



Clicking Send or Running Spell Check in Outlook Express Runs Windows Installer
for Picture It!



Backup and
Restore Mail and News


Sharing Mail Between Operating Systems



Share Mail/News and the Address Book in Windows XP


Change the Location of Mail and News in Windows XP



Remove Unread Mail Notification

Unable
to Set Different E-Mail Programs for Different Users

Other
Outlook Express Issues - Kelly's XP Korner Outlook Express Page

Outlook Express Keeps Prompting for Your Password

OLEXP:
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet Mail

Restores OE to
the E-mail clients list in Internet Options

How to
Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP


Unread Mail Notification,
Spell Checker, Backing up Mail and News, Sharing OE and Password Issues

Outlook Express does not access POP3 accounts after
setting up MSN Explorer

How to
Move Mail Folders Between Two Computers in OLEXP


Backing up OE4 to Import to OE6

Email Saver Xe utility is designed to easily create a backup or archive
file of your mail data from your favorite Email Client, which may easily be
restored when necessary. It supports the top 7 Mail Clients such as Outlook
Express (5.x and 6.0), Microsoft Outlook, Eudora (Pro and Light) and IncrediMail.

It allows you to backup and restore your messages, address book,
settings, mail and news accounts, message rules, blocked senders lists and the
signatures. All backup functions can be processed either separately or together
and the user can choose the identity to save or restore data.




The AutoBackup feature allows you to backup your important data daily, weekly or
at any time period of your choice. You can backup data on one computer and
restore on another, thus making Email Saver not just a backup utility but also a
synchronization tool. The program is easy to use and has a simplified user
interface, in the form of a wizard, very useful for beginners. The user
interface is multilingual. Download
here.
Support and FAQ's here.



Express Assist is a very easy to use utility to backup all of your Outlook
Express mail folders (including all attachments) as a single compressed, backup
file. You can easily restore one, all, or any selection, of the mail folders
saved in your backup file. In addition, you may synchronize your current Outlook
Express message folders with message folders saved in the Express Assist backup.
Express Assist provides full support for Outlook Express 4, 5, 5.5 and 6.0. It
operates on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, Windows 2000 and XP.



Express Assist also includes backup and restore of the Windows Address Book,
mail account settings, OE preferences, and the Internet Explorer favorites. You
are automatically reminded to backup after a number of days (which you may
specify). Express Assist makes it easy to move your Outlook Express mail between
machines and it simplifies the upgrade of your Windows and/or Outlook Express
installations. More information

here.
Download here.

Outlook Express Backup Wizard

Outlook Express Backup Wizard is an easy-to-use utility that
allows you to backup and restore your Outlook Express data. It saves email
messages, address book, message rules, list of blocked senders, accounts and
signatures into a single backup file; and restores the saved data back to
Outlook Express. More information
here.

Recovering a lost Message Store (IDX & MBX)

OLEXP
How to Back Up E-mail Messages in Outlook Express

OLEXP:
How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data

OLEXP
How to Back Up the Account List

OLEXP
How to Back Up the Outlook Express Address Book and Mail Folders

OLEXP
How to Back Up Your Inbox Assistant Rules


OLEXP: How to Backup and Restore Outlook Express Blocked Senders List and Other
Mail Rules



Tip: DBX Extractor -

http://chattanooga.net/~scochran/DBXtract.htm

Tip: OE Tools -

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideOE/tools.htm


Tip: Archiving Your
Outlook Express Messages:



If you have some really full Outlook Express folders that you'd like to empty
out without losing the messages, you can use the program itself to save your
messages. Just run Outlook Express and select the folder you want to save. Now,
click Create Mail and enter a name for your backup in the Subject line. Next,
drag all the messages you want to save from the selected folder into the new
mail message. You can use Ctrl + A to select all the messages.



Dragging the messages to the new mail message will attach all the files to the
new message. Choose File/Save As, locate a folder for your file and click Save.
Now, you can double-click your new file to read any of the saved messages.

Tip: Blind Copies In Outlook Express




Sending the same e-mail message to a dozen or so people. The thing is that you'd
rather each recipient not know who else is getting the mail. What you need to do
is use the Outlook Express blind copy option.



To do this, click Create Mail. If the "Bcc" entry box doesn't appear, choose
View/All Headers. Now, enter your e-mail address in the "To" entry box. Enter
all the recipient e-mail addresses in the "Bcc" entry box. Separate the names
with a semicolon. Type in the message and click Send. You will get the message
and all the other recipients will see that you are the primary recipient and
they are getting a copy--their own private copy. They will have no idea who else
is getting a copy.

Tip: Outbox Message Too Large To Send




Open Internet Explorer; go to File and select Work Offline. Close IE and open
Outlook Express. You will probably be prompted to go online to send your email.
Stay offline, delete the offending message, then go to File and click the Work
Offline option. Close OE, then reopen. All should be well.

Tip: Outlook Express Mail Accounts



If you have multiple mail accounts set up in Outlook Express, you may not be
able to tell easily which messages go with which accounts. However, Outlook
Express offers an Account column (it doesn't appear by default) that will show
you which account each message belongs with. To activate the Account column,
choose View|Columns. When the Columns dialog box opens, select the check box
labeled "Account" and then click OK to close the dialog box. The Account column
should now appear in your Outlook Express window.

Tip: Decode Email Attachments




Decode Shell Extension allows you to decode Internet email attachments simply by
right-clicking on a saved message file from Explorer and selecting Decode from
the menu. Download
here.

Tip: Outlook Express Runs Slowly after
Disabling/Removing Messenger. Only 3 Registry edits are required to stop


Messenger and get rid of the delay in OE.




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client. Add the
following values as New, DWord Values: PreventRun, PreventAutoRun.
Set the value of each of these to1. Then go to:



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express



Add a New, DWord value called Hide Messenger and set the value to 2. (This
step is required to prevent a long delay when opening OE with the Contacts pane
enabled).




Start/Run/Regedit



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}\InProcServer32



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}\LocalServer32



For both, in the right pane, right click Default/Modify/Delete the value data.

Tip: Change Email Association




When you click the Start button, the resulting menu includes an "Email" shortcut
in the top-right corner. Not happy with Windows XP's email program choice--for
example, it says Outlook Express, but you prefer to use Outlook? Then change it.



Move your mouse pointer up to the Email item, Right click and select Internet
Properties. In the resulting dialog box, click the Programs tab. Under Internet
Programs, click the down arrow next to Email and select the desired program--in
this case, Microsoft Outlook. Click OK, and you'll see your change the next time
you click the Start button.



Alternatively, Right click the Start button or a blank area of the Start menu
and select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button next to
Start Menu. At the bottom of the resulting dialog box, click the down arrow next
to the selected email program and take your pick. Click OK.

Tip: Address Book

Move
your Address Book to a Safe Location

OLEXP:
Error Message: Address Book Failed to Load

OLEXP:
Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You Upgrade to
Microsoft Windows XP



Err
Msg: Address Book Failed to Load, Outlook Express Is...

OLEXP:
Outlook Express Address Book Does Not Load



Note: For KB Articles Q191946 and Q274745 (the above two), with OE
6, the value in:




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02} Should read "Address Book 6"
without the quotes.

Block Senders Rule Disappears



Close all open OE windows, then click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0\Block Senders\Mail

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block
Senders\News




The {GUID} part of the line above is a unique number for the Identity you're
currently using. Usually there will only be one.



Right click on the Block Senders\Mail and the Block Senders\News sub keys, in
turn, and select Export. This will give you two REG files which can be viewed in
Notepad (so you can salvage some of the list).



Then right click the Block Senders subkey and select Delete. Open OE, go to
Tools, Message Rules, Blocked Senders. The list will be empty. Close this
dialog, then close OE (don't ask my why, but it is a bit flaky).



Now open OE again, go back to Tools, Message Rules, Blocked Senders. Leave this
open. Locate the REG files you saved when you selected Export in the earlier
steps. Right click on each in turn and select Edit.



Each of the addresses you had Blocked previously are there. The reason for
exporting Mail and News separately is so that you can easily determine which
address goes in which group, should you be concerned about it.

Outlook Express - Minimize to Tray

From the developer: "PowerMenu adds some powerful new extensions to the windows
system menu. It adds the following extensions: -Minimize windows to the system
tray. -Make windows overlap other windows (always on top). -Set the parent
process priority of windows. -Set the transparency level of a window (Windows
2000/XP only). "Version 1.5.0 supports making console windows top most (under
NT) and new command line options."

Download Here.

Outlook Express - Mail
Washer

MailWasher is a powerful email checker with effective spam elimination.
Discover the safe way to stop unwanted viruses and e-mails before they get to
your computer.

Outlook Express - Virus Protection





OLEXP: Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6

Office

Office
XP Suite Support Center

Office XP
Resource Kit



Open With

HOW TO:
Specify the Program Used to Open Certain File Types

HOW TO:
Change File Associations in Windows XP

Outlook

Outlook Newsgroup

Outlook & Exchange/Windows
Messaging Backup and Dual-Boot

HOW TO:
Import Contacts into Your Windows XP Address Book

Shared Address Books

Outlook & Exchange
Solutions Center


Sharing Microsoft Outlook
Calendar and Contacts

To repair a damaged
Personal Folders PST file

Import
from Outlook to Outlook Express

Do a Search
Here: Outlook Issues


OL2000: Outlook Does Not Receive MSN E-mail Messages


OL2000: Error Message: Cannot Start Microsoft Outlook


Allow Opening Attachments in Outlook 2K/XP

Outlook - Minimize to Tray



Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 10.0 \ Outlook \ Preferences




Data Type: REG_DWORD

Value Name: MinToTray

Data: 1 (0 to disable MinToTray)

Owner and Organization -
Change




Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion In the right
pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under "Value data", type the name
that you want, and then click OK.



To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: In the right pane,
double-click RegisteredOwner. Under "Value data", type the name that you want,
and then click OK/Exit.

You can also change this information with a small VB Script
available

here.

Ownership

HOW
TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP