No Inbox means that you have the OE Newsreader and not OE.
Start, Run, msimn
Tools, Accounts, Mail tab, New, .........
Create a shortcut that points to msimn.exe.
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Ron Sommer

"Ben Stevenson" wrote in message
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Need help badly and urgent.

Due to hard disk failure I had the HD replaced and reloaded XP Home , XP
Office and some backups. But I am unable to configure OE to have my Inbox.
There is no Inbox at present, thereby I cannot download any incoming
messages. I've got these Newsgroups with no problems and my previously
saved OE Folders.

For all I've tried it says "This service does not work with Outlook
Express" and It keeps on asking for a pasword that I did not fill in.

Someone please walk me in from the beginning, step by step.
Thanks.