A crude way would be to just to look for the registry key -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Exc hange Provider

- if the default is null, then it's not available I guess?

I'd like a more elegant way, if it's available.

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IL Thomas
"gxdata" wrote in message
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I can't locate any objects that will let me know whether Exchange is / can
be connected to Outlook 2003.
I want to deal only with a single-user (ie, not / never connected to
Exchange), so that I know to use local Contacts folders and not to use
offline or other Exchange-type addresslists etc.
I'm using VB.NET but anything that points me to a solution in VBA or .NET
would be much appreciated.

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IL Thomas