Outlook 2000 HELP PLEASE!

[Sheri2001]

I have been trying to find a way to do this for months!! My husband and I share a computer. We have windows xp home edition. We each have our own email but both are through the same place (so his is [email protected] and mine is [email protected] for example). We want to be able to each log on to the computer into our own windows profile and then from within that, open outlook 2000 and access our own mail ONLY. Does this make sense? I want to be able to log in to windows and open outlook and only see my mail in the inbox and same for him. Is this possible? From what I have read online it isn't but I'm hoping someone out there knows otherwise!!

Thanks very much,
Sheri

[Dreamboat]

The only way of which I'm aware of (without using an exchange server) is to set up two separate USERS on your PCs. That means, if you go use hubby's PC, you're gonna have to Start-Shut down-Log in as different user, which is *almost* like restarting the PC.

There may be 3rd party utilities available that I'm not aware of.

[Sheri2001]

Thanks Dreamboat but I have tried in the past to set up two separate users and that didn't work. When he logs in as him and opens up outlook, all of the mail shows up still not just his and vice versa. Know of anything else I might try?

Sheri-baby

[Dreamboat]

Well...you have to do a few other things...

1. Reconfigure email setup to be Corporate Workgroup
2. Create profiles in Mail in the control panel
3. Log into Outlook...

[Sheri2001]

OK, I have never tried to configure outlook but I will give it a shot.

Thanks a lot.

Sheri

[NickC]

I too thought that you could simply create two profiles in Control Panel -> Mail and that should separate them. It worked for me sometime in the past for Outlook Express; I didn't have to create separate users. In fact, Outlook will give you the choice between opening a default always or prompting you which one to open. i.e., I think Outlook is designed to be able to have separate emails and profiles.

I am thinking of doing this again so I will post back if I get it working.

[NickC]

As I think about this, I was wondering how you created the second account. For example, if you started an internet mail account in Outlook for yourself, did you then add for your hubby by going to Tools -> Services and ADD internet mail account? If so, there is still only one profile.

Or did you actually go to Control Panel -> Mail and create a second account there?

[NickC]

I think I figured out what you have to do. Typical Microsoft, the whole thing is kind of bloated and clunky to use but hey...

As Dreamboat said, you have to set up your Outlook as a corporate workgroup. This has to be done at the install level - if you installed Outlook for internet mail only, it may not work. When you go to Control Panel -> Mail, what does it show? If it shows internet account setup, then you don't have it correct. It should show a window with Services, Delivery, Addressing as tabs across the top. Then you go to Show Profiles and from there you create a separate Profile for each of you.

Each profile will probably include Personal Folders and Outlook Address Book. Then each profile can be setup as internet mail instead of Exchange Server. I believe email is stored in the Personal Folders. So you should also make sure that you specify a different filename for yours and hubby's profiles.

If you don't have it setup for corporate workgroup, insert the Outlook CD and add that component. Then you should get the correct window at Control Panel -> Mail

I sure hope someone verifies this! I'm a newbie to setting up Outlook.

[Sheri2001]

I decided to use Outlook Express instead so didn't end up trying to configure Outlook at all. OE has "identities" so that you can separate the two mail accounts. It is a bit of a pain in that you have to log in to OE each time under the correct person's login but other than that it seems to be working fine. Thanks for the help.

[Dreamboat]

You *could* use OE for one person, and the other use Outlook.

Sorry...but you've got the *workaround* that most usually do in this case.

Wish I could have helped more. It is kinda weird that OE has it, but Outlook doesn't...

[NickC]

Oh, yes, unless you have some specific need for using Outlook for email, it's far easier to just use two separate programs or two identities in Outlook Express. For years now, I used OE while my wife used Netscape Mail (and now Mozilla Thunderbird). We tried 2 identities in OE, but we found 2 separate progs to be easier.

[Sheri2001]

Dreamboat and Nick,

Thanks again for the help.

I am surprised that outlook isn't set up for separate emails too. I'm guessing that a lot of people share computers and want this feature.

OE is working well for now. I use outlook separately for the calendar (tasks, appointments, etc). Hubby still prefers the paper book for that stuff.

Take care,

Sheri

[NickC]

Originally posted by Sheri2001
I am surprised that outlook isn't set up for separate emails too. I'm guessing that a lot of people share computers and want this feature.

Outlook IS able to do that - I've used the setup I created above for a couple of days now and the emails are properly going into each person's mailbox with no crossover. It's just a convoluted setup - not straightforward identities like OE. No clue why it's made so complicated though...

[Sheri2001]

I might try that with outlook if OE starts acting up. Thanks Nick.