thank you for your response.
is there some way that I can email you a screen shot of what my Office
Outlook looks like? It is difficult to explain to you... I think I would
prefer using Outlook... IF I can learn how to properly operate it. or should
I just stay with Outlook Express? I am not a business or anything... just
email a bunch of friends and collect bead patterns... also, I would like to
learn what the heck I am doing incorrectly. I detest leaving something
"half-finished."

"DL" wrote:

Uninstall Outlook
If its part of the Office Installation use your Office CD to modify the
installation and set Outlook Not to run from PC, this will uninstall it

You can change the View in Outlook, eg I have folder list on the left, a
large view of the folder I have selected in the middle, then on the right
the view of the msg I am viewing, from that folder