The mail applet is in the control panel, not windows explorer. The control
panel is grouped by category by default and many people have problems
finding the Mail applet - its easier in the list view. I think Vista calls
it classic view. This screenshot of the default view of the control panel
is from XP -
http://www.xsolive.com/Outlook%20Scr...rm.aspx?ID=139 -
I don't have a vista virtual machine handy but vista is similar.
Are you trying to use the Outlook connector or POP3 for the msn account?
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"Lakehouse Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Diane:
>
> I'm trying to configure a MSN mail account ('(E-Mail Removed)'). I didn't
> find
> a Mail application under "\Program Files (x86)". Was that the place I was
> supposed to look?
>
> That's not my primary problem. I can't use Tools\Account Settings... to
> add
> the (E-Mail Removed) account to Outlook. It continues to fail on the Server
> Logon test. Even after I reset the password on the MSN account.
>
> The secondary problem is that I can't get Outlook to forget the settings,
> even after uninstalling Office 2007, and deleting the registry tree
> "Office"
> on both HKLocalMachine and HKCurrentUser.
>
> I am running 64-bit Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate 2007.
>
> =================================
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What type of account are you configuring?
>>
>> Use the classic or list view in control panel to see mail - otherwise,
>> its
>> hidden under the 32bit apps in 64bit windows.
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
>> http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072
>>
>>
>> "Lakehouse Bob" <Lakehouse (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:1DCA9F8B-D80F-4C26-A191-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I was having problems with the send/receive function in Outlook, so
>> > went
>> > to
>> > Tools/Account Settings (for some reason, Mail doesn't appear in Control
>> > Panel). I deleted the old MSN mail account and tried to add it back
>> > in.
>> > It
>> > failed on the "Log on to Server" test. I reset the password and tried
>> > again.
>> > Same result.
>> >
>> > I uninstalled Office (including Outlook) and deleted all Office
>> > registry
>> > entries I could find (HKLocalMachine and HKLocalUser). Reinstalled
>> > Office
>> > 2007, with the same results as above.
>> >
>> > Worse, it remembered my settings. How do I get my email account back
>> > in
>> > Outlook? I have no problems getting mail through IE, but I really
>> > prefer
>> > Outlook.
>>
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