When I first started Outlook 2003 I had the option to
setup a exhange account. Now I do not have a exchange
server so this wasn't neccesary. Well needless to say I
wasnt paying close enough attention and pu my pop mail
address into the box of where my exchange server is.

Now the problem is everytime I start Outlook it tries to
connect to the server and fails. Then when I try to
cancel it out I get this message.

"Unable to open your default email folders. The file
C:document and Settings\zope\Local Setting\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost is not an offline
folder file."

when I click ok on the error dialog box it just closes
outlook back down.

I need to get it up so I can remove the exchange account
and add my pop accounts.

I tried
-Unintalling Outlook/Reinstalling
-removing the ost file
-moving pst files into the folder
-searching the Outlook 2003 help database
-Searching the error and everything else on google.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Control Panel->Mail Icon. Remove the Exchange service from Add or change.
Then, go back to the New Mail Account option and install your POP3 or IMAP
account.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Bobby asked:

| When I first started Outlook 2003 I had the option to
| setup a exhange account. Now I do not have a exchange
| server so this wasn't neccesary. Well needless to say I
| wasnt paying close enough attention and pu my pop mail
| address into the box of where my exchange server is.
|
| Now the problem is everytime I start Outlook it tries to
| connect to the server and fails. Then when I try to
| cancel it out I get this message.
|
| "Unable to open your default email folders. The file
| C:document and Settings\zope\Local Setting\Application
| Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost is not an offline
| folder file."
|
| when I click ok on the error dialog box it just closes
| outlook back down.
|
| I need to get it up so I can remove the exchange account
| and add my pop accounts.
|
| I tried
| -Unintalling Outlook/Reinstalling
| -removing the ost file
| -moving pst files into the folder
| -searching the Outlook 2003 help database
| -Searching the error and everything else on google.
|
| Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Your solution worked perfectly.
>-----Original Message-----
>Control Panel->Mail Icon. Remove the Exchange service
from Add or change.
>Then, go back to the New Mail Account option and install
your POP3 or IMAP
>account.
>
>--�
>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion
intact. Due to
>the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent
to my personal
>account will be deleted without reading.
>
>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer,
Bobby asked:
>
>| When I first started Outlook 2003 I had the option to
>| setup a exhange account. Now I do not have a exchange
>| server so this wasn't neccesary. Well needless to say
I
>| wasnt paying close enough attention and pu my pop mail
>| address into the box of where my exchange server is.
>|
>| Now the problem is everytime I start Outlook it tries
to
>| connect to the server and fails. Then when I try to
>| cancel it out I get this message.
>|
>| "Unable to open your default email folders. The file
>| C:document and Settings\zope\Local Setting\Application
>| Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost is not an offline
>| folder file."
>|
>| when I click ok on the error dialog box it just closes
>| outlook back down.
>|
>| I need to get it up so I can remove the exchange
account
>| and add my pop accounts.
>|
>| I tried
>| -Unintalling Outlook/Reinstalling
>| -removing the ost file
>| -moving pst files into the folder
>| -searching the Outlook 2003 help database
>| -Searching the error and everything else on google.
>|
>| Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>.
>