Hi,

(1) Personal folders when assigned as the default email delivery location,
they will be assigned/tagged with "Outlook Today". This is something coded in
Outlook 2000.
So no matter which pst file/personal folder you select as the DEFAULT email
location, it would be tagged along with "Outlook Today".
(2) Once a personal folder is selected as the default folder, automatically
the box you are referring in the properties would grey out. So, if you need
to change the location, you will need another Personal folder file under your
Folder List, where-in you could enable that box (In the Properties Tab) and
restart Outlook.
Note - when you do so, Outlook again tags "Outlook Today" to the newly
assigned Personal Folder.

Also, do you have the Office 2000 Disc handy?

Rgds,
Mittu
"Eljay" wrote:

Thanks again Mittu for replying.
It is Outlook 2000
I realise that only one Folder can be the delivery location.

I am trying to help a neighbour (who is even less technical than me) with
this.
They don't want the "Outlook-Today" Folders .
They just want their original ordinary "Personal Folders"
(1)I repeat, How can I get mail to go to "Personal Folders" and NOT to
"Outlook-Today Folders" (The "Deliver-POP-mail-to-this-personal-folders-file"
check-box in Outlook-Today is checked/greyed/inactive and prevents
reallocation of mail delivery)
(2)Then can I delete the Outlook Today folders?.....
We just want one set of "Personl-Folders" with NO "Outlook today" as it
always used to be. How do I get there.....Please?

Thanks

eljay

"Mittu" wrote:

Hi,

I assumed we were working on Outlook 2002/2003.
In Outlook 2000, when you enable a personal folder as the default email
location, and restart Outlook, the Outlook would automatically change the
delivery location and then the new location would be automatically addressed
as 'Outlook Today-Personal Folders'.
And at a time, you could only have one Personal folder acting as your default
email delivery location.
So once you select a personal folder, and restart Outlook, Outlook-Today
would be tagged along with it when displaying in Outlook.

Rgds,
Mittu.
"Eljay" wrote:

Thanks very much indeed for replying Mittu,
Unfortunately this does not seem to help.
Yes, there is a plus sign and the mails come and go from Outlook Today.

The original "Personal Folders" with the old e-mails are still present. We
want mail to come and go from these Folders. NOT Outlook Today.
Your suggestions................
"Tools" offers "Accounts" then "Mail" "POP3btconnect" with
"properties"/Add/Remove" (The options as you describe don't exist)

HOWEVER.........
If I right click The old "Personal Folders icon" then "Properties" There is
a check-box for "Deliver POP mail to this Personal Folders File"
I check it, click, apply, OK, exit and re-enter Outlook and it has reverted.
In fact as soon as I close the Properties box the check box unticks.
BECAUSE? The same properties box in the "Outlook Today" Personal Folders IS
CHECKED, GREYED-OUT & INACTIVE. It cannot be UN-checked as the delivery box.

How can I UN-check it please

Many, many Thanks

eljay

"Mittu" wrote:

Hi,

First of all, do we have a 'plus' sign next to "Outlook Today". Try clicking
on it (if you have one) and check if your mails are present in the folders
below.
Outlook Today is a front end for Outlook where-in you have the different
sub-folders for Calendar, Inbox, sent items and so on.

Now, apart from the 'Outlook Today-Personal Folder', if you have anymore
Personal Folders in the Folder list which actually contains your old email
files, peform the steps below -

Tools -- Email Accounts -- View or change email accounts -- next -- and
select the concerned 'Personal Folders' from the field 'Deliver new emails to
the following location'.
Once selected, click Finish and close and restart Outlook.
Now, check if the 'Outlook Today-Personal Folder' has all your emails.

Rgds,
Mittu


"Eljay" wrote:

HELP PLEASE ANYONE!
When Outlook froze it offered to save work by directing mail to a new folder
"Outlook Today".
It has a duplicate set of personal folders but addresses are still in the
old personal folders.
I have tried the recommended way of turning this off; properties/uncheck
"show home page by default for this folder". It is unchecked but mail still
goes to Outlook-today!

If I select properties/close folders....I get a message that I cannot close
a folder that contains personal folders/contacts and POP3 mailbox.

How can I get back to the mail going to the ordinary inbox and get rid of
Outlook Today.
A step-by-step explanation would help (semi-technical level of competence)

Thanks