Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx again.
--
Grampy Pete

I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed from
your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office). After you
do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your default Mail and
News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2) use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E. as my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had to come
here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I hope now I will
get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.
--
Grampy Pete


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed from
your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office). After you
do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your default Mail and
News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2) use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will arrive
in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live Mail
(see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll have the
email notification option available to you at all. But the next time you
open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to it will
be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E. as my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E. as the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in my Live
mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll get the hang
of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank you for your help,

--
Grampy Pete


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will arrive
in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live Mail
(see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll have the
email notification option available to you at all. But the next time you
open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to it will
be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E. as my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

I need you to answer some questions before we proceed further:

1a. Open Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail: Is
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL or WINDOWS LIVE MAIL (note the subtly different names)
selected here?

1b. If WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL is selected, is WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and/or OUTLOOK
EXPRESS another option here?

2. While you may read this and other newsgroups using Outlook Express, you
post messages to the newsgroups using your browser (e.g., Internet
Explorer). May I ask why you don't post messages to the newsgroups using
Outlook Express?

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

Please answer the above questions by number (e.g., "1a. WINDOWS LIVE
HOTMAIL"). Thanks.
--
~PA Bear

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E. as
the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in my
Live mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll get
the hang of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank you
for
your help,


1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will
arrive in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail (see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll
have
the email notification option available to you at all. But the next time
you open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to it
will be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E. as
my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your
default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and
most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

Hi Pa - I just came here and did a search and was more than happy to see you
here.
1a-In the program box I selected Windows Live Mail, altho I sign in as
.
1b There are other options = O.E. + MSN explorer. There is no Windows live
Hotmail.
2- To write I use newsgroups in my fav's + it may be an error; I should use
O.E. I think but I believe I already tried that.
3- Windows mail is not listed under all programs.
I hope this helps to give you a clue to finding my inability to receive
messages in my Hotmail ac't or Windows LIve Mail; there are so many
interchangeable names.
Thank you for the help,
--
Grampy Pete


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

I need you to answer some questions before we proceed further:

1a. Open Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail: Is
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL or WINDOWS LIVE MAIL (note the subtly different names)
selected here?

1b. If WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL is selected, is WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and/or OUTLOOK
EXPRESS another option here?

2. While you may read this and other newsgroups using Outlook Express, you
post messages to the newsgroups using your browser (e.g., Internet
Explorer). May I ask why you don't post messages to the newsgroups using
Outlook Express?

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

Please answer the above questions by number (e.g., "1a. WINDOWS LIVE
HOTMAIL"). Thanks.
--
~PA Bear

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E. as
the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in my
Live mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll get
the hang of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank you
for
your help,


1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will
arrive in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail (see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll
have
the email notification option available to you at all. But the next time
you open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to it
will be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E. as
my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your
default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and (2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and
most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

That was a typo, sorry. It should have read WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and I will
assume that it's listed.
=================

You're using Windows Live Mail to access your Hotmail account (and,
possibly, your Comcast email account; if not, the experts in Windows Live
Mail newsgroup can help you add it).

You can also use Windows Live Mail to access your newsgroups (instead of
OE). Since you're already accessing your email account(s) in Windows Live
Mail, why not make it your default newsreader, too? You can accomplish this
by selecting WINDOWS LIVE MAIL he

IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Newsreader

= If you access (read and post replies to) newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail, I don't think you'll have the option to receive email notifications of
replies to your posts anymore.

= If you continue to access the newsgroups via Internet Explorer, links in
email notifications of replies to your posts will open in Internet Explorer,
not Windows Live Mail (or Outlook Express).

==================

I'm going to crosspost this reply to the Windows Live Mail newsgroup so that
the experts there (including MVPs) can assist you further in getting used to
Windows Live Mail and answer any other questions you may have.

Good luck!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hi Pa - I just came here and did a search and was more than happy to see
you
here.
1a-In the program box I selected Windows Live Mail, altho I sign in as
.
1b There are other options = O.E. + MSN explorer. There is no Windows live
Hotmail.
2- To write I use newsgroups in my fav's + it may be an error; I should
use
O.E. I think but I believe I already tried that.
3- Windows mail is not listed under all programs.
I hope this helps to give you a clue to finding my inability to receive
messages in my Hotmail ac't or Windows LIve Mail; there are so many
interchangeable names.
Thank you for the help,

I need you to answer some questions before we proceed further:

1a. Open Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail:
Is
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL or WINDOWS LIVE MAIL (note the subtly different
names)
selected here?

1b. If WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL is selected, is WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and/or
OUTLOOK EXPRESS another option here?

2. While you may read this and other newsgroups using Outlook Express,
you
post messages to the newsgroups using your browser (e.g., Internet
Explorer). May I ask why you don't post messages to the newsgroups using
Outlook Express?

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

Please answer the above questions by number (e.g., "1a. WINDOWS LIVE
HOTMAIL"). Thanks.
--
~PA Bear

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E. as
the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do
one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in my
Live mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll
get
the hang of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank you
for
your help,


1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client
and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will
arrive in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail (see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll
have
the email notification option available to you at all. But the next
time
you open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to
it
will be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following
link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E.
as
my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had
to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I
hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be
removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your
default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and
(2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and
most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me
questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

Pa - Thank you for the help to date. I don't now know what to do. I think
perhaps I shoud start set up from scratch.
Where do I come to for help as I get no notifications?

--
Grampy Pete


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

That was a typo, sorry. It should have read WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and I will
assume that it's listed.
=================

You're using Windows Live Mail to access your Hotmail account (and,
possibly, your Comcast email account; if not, the experts in Windows Live
Mail newsgroup can help you add it).

You can also use Windows Live Mail to access your newsgroups (instead of
OE). Since you're already accessing your email account(s) in Windows Live
Mail, why not make it your default newsreader, too? You can accomplish this
by selecting WINDOWS LIVE MAIL he

IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Newsreader

= If you access (read and post replies to) newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail, I don't think you'll have the option to receive email notifications of
replies to your posts anymore.

= If you continue to access the newsgroups via Internet Explorer, links in
email notifications of replies to your posts will open in Internet Explorer,
not Windows Live Mail (or Outlook Express).

==================

I'm going to crosspost this reply to the Windows Live Mail newsgroup so that
the experts there (including MVPs) can assist you further in getting used to
Windows Live Mail and answer any other questions you may have.

Good luck!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hi Pa - I just came here and did a search and was more than happy to see
you
here.
1a-In the program box I selected Windows Live Mail, altho I sign in as
.
1b There are other options = O.E. + MSN explorer. There is no Windows live
Hotmail.
2- To write I use newsgroups in my fav's + it may be an error; I should
use
O.E. I think but I believe I already tried that.
3- Windows mail is not listed under all programs.
I hope this helps to give you a clue to finding my inability to receive
messages in my Hotmail ac't or Windows LIve Mail; there are so many
interchangeable names.
Thank you for the help,

I need you to answer some questions before we proceed further:

1a. Open Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail:
Is
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL or WINDOWS LIVE MAIL (note the subtly different
names)
selected here?

1b. If WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL is selected, is WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and/or
OUTLOOK EXPRESS another option here?

2. While you may read this and other newsgroups using Outlook Express,
you
post messages to the newsgroups using your browser (e.g., Internet
Explorer). May I ask why you don't post messages to the newsgroups using
Outlook Express?

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

Please answer the above questions by number (e.g., "1a. WINDOWS LIVE
HOTMAIL"). Thanks.
--
~PA Bear

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E. as
the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do
one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in my
Live mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll
get
the hang of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank you
for
your help,


1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client
and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will
arrive in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail (see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll
have
the email notification option available to you at all. But the next
time
you open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies to
it
will be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following
link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E.
as
my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I had
to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I
hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be
removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your
default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and
(2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account (and
most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me
questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't think
both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues. thanx
again.

If you continue to post to the newsgroups via the web-interface (i.e., using
Internet Explorer), email notifications will be sent to the Hotmail account
associated with the Live ID you use to sign-in to the newsgroups. These
notifications will be found in your inbox in Windows Live Mail as well as at
www.mail.live.com.

However, depending on your Junk Mail filtering level, the notifications
could be ending up in your Bulk Mail/Junk Mail folders.

If you're opting for email notification of replies to your posts (and you
must check the option every time you post) but no email notifications ever
show up, you'd have to contact Hotmail Support about that:
https://support.live.com/eform.aspx?...ail&ct=eformts

I would strongly recommend that you stop the unnecessary confusion by
accessing your Hotmail account, your Comcast account, and the newsgroups
(reading & posting to) in Windows Live Mail...so that you'll have everything
in one place.

We've gone about as far as we can go without me having physical access to
your machine so I'm going to stop Watching this thread. Best of luck to
you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa - Thank you for the help to date. I don't now know what to do. I think
perhaps I shoud start set up from scratch.
Where do I come to for help as I get no notifications?


3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

That was a typo, sorry. It should have read WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and I will
assume that it's listed.
=================

You're using Windows Live Mail to access your Hotmail account (and,
possibly, your Comcast email account; if not, the experts in Windows Live
Mail newsgroup can help you add it).

You can also use Windows Live Mail to access your newsgroups (instead of
OE). Since you're already accessing your email account(s) in Windows
Live
Mail, why not make it your default newsreader, too? You can accomplish
this by selecting WINDOWS LIVE MAIL he

IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Newsreader

= If you access (read and post replies to) newsgroups using Windows Live
Mail, I don't think you'll have the option to receive email notifications
of replies to your posts anymore.

= If you continue to access the newsgroups via Internet Explorer, links
in
email notifications of replies to your posts will open in Internet
Explorer, not Windows Live Mail (or Outlook Express).

==================

I'm going to crosspost this reply to the Windows Live Mail newsgroup so
that the experts there (including MVPs) can assist you further in getting
used to Windows Live Mail and answer any other questions you may have.

Good luck!
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hi Pa - I just came here and did a search and was more than happy to see
you
here.
1a-In the program box I selected Windows Live Mail, altho I sign in as
.
1b There are other options = O.E. + MSN explorer. There is no Windows
live
Hotmail.
2- To write I use newsgroups in my fav's + it may be an error; I should
use
O.E. I think but I believe I already tried that.
3- Windows mail is not listed under all programs.
I hope this helps to give you a clue to finding my inability to receive
messages in my Hotmail ac't or Windows LIve Mail; there are so many
interchangeable names.
Thank you for the help,

I need you to answer some questions before we proceed further:

1a. Open Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options | Programs |
E-mail:
Is
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL or WINDOWS LIVE MAIL (note the subtly different
names)
selected here?

1b. If WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL is selected, is WINDOWS LIVE MAIL and/or
OUTLOOK EXPRESS another option here?

2. While you may read this and other newsgroups using Outlook Express,
you
post messages to the newsgroups using your browser (e.g., Internet
Explorer). May I ask why you don't post messages to the newsgroups
using
Outlook Express?

3. Open START | (ALL) PROGRAMS: Is WINDOWS MAIL a listed program here?

Please answer the above questions by number (e.g., "1a. WINDOWS LIVE
HOTMAIL"). Thanks.
--
~PA Bear

Grampy Pete wrote:
Pa, sorry to appear so untechy but am confused so can we begin at the
beginning.
1-I use mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net in the O.E. set up.
2-In internet options(programs) I have Live mail as the mail and O.E.
as
the
newsgroup.
Please correct me if I am wrong and if you have the patience we can do
one
thing at a time so messages like the one you just sent will appear in
my
Live mail box. Once again I had to search for your message here. I'll
get
the hang of what I'm doing wrong so I hope you have patience. Thank
you
for
your help,


1. If you access this newsgroup via the web-interface (i.e.,
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress)
and check the option to receive email notifications of replies to
your
posts, those emails will arrive in your Hotmail inbox at
http://mail.live.com.

2. If you've installed Windows Live Mail as your default Mail Client
and
post to the newsgroup via the web-interface, email notifications will
arrive in your Windows Live Mail inbox (as well as the inbox at
http://mail.live.com).

3. If you access this newsgroup and other newsgroups using Windows
Live
Mail (see below) instead of the web-interface, I don't believe you'll
have
the email notification option available to you at all. But the next
time
you open the newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, your posts and replies
to
it
will be available.

To open this newsgroup in Windows Live Mail, click on the following
link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

To open the Windows Live Mail newsgroup (for support & discussion) in
Windows Live Mail, click on this link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
==
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Grampy Pete wrote:
I'm glad you are here to help.
I removed Outlook. In internet optionsprograms, I used to have O.E.
as
my
email but I never got a message like yours from the news group. I
had
to
come here to search. So, I changed email to Windows live mail. I
hope
now
I will get your reply in my Windows Live Email account.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

PA Bear wrote:
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't
think
both
are
necessary.

If you don't use Outlook or its Calendaring function, it can be
removed
from your install of the "suite" (which may or may not be MS
Office).
After you do so, we can assist you if OE isn't configured as your
default
Mail and News client.

1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.

Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824

2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?

OE isn't an account, it's a Mail Client in which you can access
email
accounts. Simply closing OE is both secure and appropriate: OE
can't
send
or receive or do anything else if it's not running.

P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?

Are you able to access your Hotmail account in OE right now?

I can tell you how to (1) make Hotmail your default Mail Client and
(2)
use
OE as a News Client only, yes.

To confuse you more (sorry), you can install a free application
named
Windows Live Mail and use it to (1) access your Hotmail account
(and
most
other email accounts) and (2) access & post to newsgroups.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Grampy Pete wrote:
Hello
I needed M.S. Word + the Suite also had Outlook. I installed both.
I have been using my isp's web based server as my wife uses it for
business.
I also have a Hotmail ac't which I need .
Then I have Outlook Express which I basically use for my
newsgroups.
Now I have Outlook installed but not set up. This is too much!
I tried setting up the Outlook program but it kept asking me
questions
about
the O.E. program it detected but I was unable to answer.
I don't know If O.E. or Outlook is better to go with. I don't
think
both
are
necessary.
1- please enlighten me about O.E. vs. Outlook.
2-when I want to leave my O.E. ac't, Is there a more secure or
appropriate
way to sign off rather than just 'file' then 'exit'?
Thank you for your help.
P.S. not to confuse you but under int opt'sprograms I currently
have
O.E.
as my email program I think b/c it was O.E. that allowed me to set
up
my
newsgroups. I wish I could set it to Hotmail and get my responses
from
newsgroups in Hotmail-is it possible?
I have asked a lot so if you want I will post seperate issues.
thanx
again.