Outlook 2000 Selecting a user profile to use when Outlook starts

[PGA]

I am able to do this using Outlook 2003 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?
AssetID=HP052423751033&CTT=4&Origin=CH063565691033) but
can it be done with 2000 WITHOUT setting up a new
computer user? Right now Outlook 2000 brings both my
email account into the same inbox.

What I want Outlook 2000 to do when it opens is to first
ask me which profile I want to load. I have looked
everywhere but can't seem to find a solution other than
creating another User on my computer and then signing on
as them. This is a hassle though because I have to keep
changing computer users when I want to check my different
email accounts.
TIA

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

If Outlook 2000 is configured in Corporate/Workgroup mode, you can. (See
Help > About Microsoft Outlook. The second or third line down from the top
will tell which mode you are in.)

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

Apreciate your help.

 

[PGA]

Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you aren't using Exchange
server.

 

[PGA]

I really appreciate everyone's help but I'm getting
nowhere fast with this.
1) IMO maybe doesn't use profiles but that's how Outlook
2003 accomplishes this so I assumed 2000 would be the
same. I really don't care about profiles or users
accounts etc. I just want Outlook 2000 to ask me which
one of my email accounts I want to run.

2)I can't see any way of using Corporate/Workgroup
mode. 'Help' says I can change to this mode but I have
to add Microsoft Exchange or another service to my
profile. It says I can do this by clicking 'Tools' and
then 'Services'. Problem is 'Services' doesn't appear
anywhere in my Tools menu.

TIA

-----Original Message-----
IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you aren't using Exchange
server.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?
signing
on

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

How about we start with a clear description of what you really want to do
and go from there? So far you already know that Outlook 2000 in IMO mode
does not use profiles but can support multiple internet mail accounts. What
is it that you need Outlook to do that it can't? Do you have a need to keep
your mail accounts in separate profiles?

You can easily use Corp/Workgroup mode without Exchange. The question is,
what makes you think you need to use a version that supports separate
profiles?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I really appreciate everyone's help but I'm getting
nowhere fast with this.
1) IMO maybe doesn't use profiles but that's how Outlook
2003 accomplishes this so I assumed 2000 would be the
same. I really don't care about profiles or users
accounts etc. I just want Outlook 2000 to ask me which
one of my email accounts I want to run.

2)I can't see any way of using Corporate/Workgroup
mode. 'Help' says I can change to this mode but I have
to add Microsoft Exchange or another service to my
profile. It says I can do this by clicking 'Tools' and
then 'Services'. Problem is 'Services' doesn't appear
anywhere in my Tools menu.

TIA

-----Original Message-----
IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you aren't using Exchange
server.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

-----Original Message-----
If Outlook 2000 is configured in Corporate/Workgroup
mode, you can. (See
Help > About Microsoft Outlook. The second or third
line down from the top
will tell which mode you are in.)

message
I am able to do this using Outlook 2003 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?
AssetID=HP052423751033&CTT=4&Origin=CH063565691033) but
can it be done with 2000 WITHOUT setting up a new
computer user? Right now Outlook 2000 brings both my
email account into the same inbox.

What I want Outlook 2000 to do when it opens is to
first
ask me which profile I want to load. I have looked
everywhere but can't seem to find a solution other than
creating another User on my computer and then signing
on
as them. This is a hassle though because I have to
keep
changing computer users when I want to check my
different
email accounts.
TIA


.

.

 

[PGA]

Hi Russ,

Ok this is what I want to do. I hope it will be clear.
I've set up 2 email account. One personal, one
business. Right now they are both coming into my one
inbox. This is not optimal because both of my accounts'
messages are getting mixed in together. What I want
Outlook to do is when I first open it (double click the
icon), I want it to come up with a pop up box that ask me
which email account (or 'profile if you will) I want to
open up. If I choose 'personal' I'll get my personal
emails in my personal inbox. No business emails will
come in. And vice versa if I choose the business
account.

Just an fyi. This, in fact, is possible with Outlook
2003 by going to Mail in Control Panel. In there you'll
see a button that says 'Show Profiles'. If you click
that button, there is a section that says 'When starting
Outlook use this Profile'. You can then set the profile
you want to use from the drop down box. But one more
option you get is that you can set it to 'Prompt for
Profile to be used'. This is option that brings the
desired pop up box when you open Outlook 2003. Here you
can then choose the mail account you want Outlook 2003 to
open (personal or business in my case).

I hope that makes sense now. Thanks again.
PGA

-----Original Message-----
How about we start with a clear description of what you really want to do
and go from there? So far you already know that Outlook 2000 in IMO mode
does not use profiles but can support multiple internet mail accounts. What
is it that you need Outlook to do that it can't? Do you have a need to keep
your mail accounts in separate profiles?

You can easily use Corp/Workgroup mode without Exchange. The question is,
what makes you think you need to use a version that supports separate
profiles?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I really appreciate everyone's help but I'm getting
nowhere fast with this.
1) IMO maybe doesn't use profiles but that's how Outlook
2003 accomplishes this so I assumed 2000 would be the
same. I really don't care about profiles or users
accounts etc. I just want Outlook 2000 to ask me which
one of my email accounts I want to run.

2)I can't see any way of using Corporate/Workgroup
mode. 'Help' says I can change to this mode but I have
to add Microsoft Exchange or another service to my
profile. It says I can do this by clicking 'Tools' and
then 'Services'. Problem is 'Services' doesn't appear
anywhere in my Tools menu.

TIA

-----Original Message-----
IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you

aren't
using Exchange

server.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

-----Original Message-----
If Outlook 2000 is configured in Corporate/Workgroup
mode, you can. (See
Help > About Microsoft Outlook. The second or third
line down from the top
will tell which mode you are in.)

message
I am able to do this using Outlook 2003 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?

AssetID=HP052423751033&CTT=4&Origin=CH063565691033)
but

can it be done with 2000 WITHOUT setting up a new
computer user? Right now Outlook 2000 brings

both
my

email account into the same inbox.

What I want Outlook 2000 to do when it opens is to
first
ask me which profile I want to load. I have looked
everywhere but can't seem to find a solution

other
than

creating another User on my computer and then signing
on
as them. This is a hassle though because I have to
keep
changing computer users when I want to check my
different
email accounts.
TIA


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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Few people would use separate profiles for this. Just create rules that
direct mail from each account to separate folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ,

Ok this is what I want to do. I hope it will be clear.
I've set up 2 email account. One personal, one
business. Right now they are both coming into my one
inbox. This is not optimal because both of my accounts'
messages are getting mixed in together. What I want
Outlook to do is when I first open it (double click the
icon), I want it to come up with a pop up box that ask me
which email account (or 'profile if you will) I want to
open up. If I choose 'personal' I'll get my personal
emails in my personal inbox. No business emails will
come in. And vice versa if I choose the business
account.

Just an fyi. This, in fact, is possible with Outlook
2003 by going to Mail in Control Panel. In there you'll
see a button that says 'Show Profiles'. If you click
that button, there is a section that says 'When starting
Outlook use this Profile'. You can then set the profile
you want to use from the drop down box. But one more
option you get is that you can set it to 'Prompt for
Profile to be used'. This is option that brings the
desired pop up box when you open Outlook 2003. Here you
can then choose the mail account you want Outlook 2003 to
open (personal or business in my case).

I hope that makes sense now. Thanks again.
PGA

-----Original Message-----
How about we start with a clear description of what you really want to do
and go from there? So far you already know that Outlook 2000 in IMO mode
does not use profiles but can support multiple internet mail accounts. What
is it that you need Outlook to do that it can't? Do you have a need to keep
your mail accounts in separate profiles?

You can easily use Corp/Workgroup mode without Exchange. The question is,
what makes you think you need to use a version that supports separate
profiles?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I really appreciate everyone's help but I'm getting
nowhere fast with this.
1) IMO maybe doesn't use profiles but that's how Outlook
2003 accomplishes this so I assumed 2000 would be the
same. I really don't care about profiles or users
accounts etc. I just want Outlook 2000 to ask me which
one of my email accounts I want to run.

2)I can't see any way of using Corporate/Workgroup
mode. 'Help' says I can change to this mode but I have
to add Microsoft Exchange or another service to my
profile. It says I can do this by clicking 'Tools' and
then 'Services'. Problem is 'Services' doesn't appear
anywhere in my Tools menu.

TIA

-----Original Message-----
IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon
profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook
profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO
mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you aren't
using Exchange
server.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

-----Original Message-----
If Outlook 2000 is configured in Corporate/Workgroup
mode, you can. (See
Help > About Microsoft Outlook. The second or third
line down from the top
will tell which mode you are in.)

message
I am able to do this using Outlook 2003 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?
AssetID=HP052423751033&CTT=4&Origin=CH063565691033)
but
can it be done with 2000 WITHOUT setting up a new
computer user? Right now Outlook 2000 brings both
my
email account into the same inbox.

What I want Outlook 2000 to do when it opens is to
first
ask me which profile I want to load. I have looked
everywhere but can't seem to find a solution other
than
creating another User on my computer and then
signing
on
as them. This is a hassle though because I have to
keep
changing computer users when I want to check my
different
email accounts.
TIA


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.

.

 

[PGA]

Oh yes, of course rules. I forgot about them. Sounds
like an excellent idea. Thanks very much.

-----Original Message-----
Few people would use separate profiles for this. Just create rules that
direct mail from each account to separate folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ,

Ok this is what I want to do. I hope it will be clear.
I've set up 2 email account. One personal, one
business. Right now they are both coming into my one
inbox. This is not optimal because both of my accounts'
messages are getting mixed in together. What I want
Outlook to do is when I first open it (double click the
icon), I want it to come up with a pop up box that ask me
which email account (or 'profile if you will) I want to
open up. If I choose 'personal' I'll get my personal
emails in my personal inbox. No business emails will
come in. And vice versa if I choose the business
account.

Just an fyi. This, in fact, is possible with Outlook
2003 by going to Mail in Control Panel. In there you'll
see a button that says 'Show Profiles'. If you click
that button, there is a section that says 'When starting
Outlook use this Profile'. You can then set the profile
you want to use from the drop down box. But one more
option you get is that you can set it to 'Prompt for
Profile to be used'. This is option that brings the
desired pop up box when you open Outlook 2003. Here you
can then choose the mail account you want Outlook 2003 to
open (personal or business in my case).

I hope that makes sense now. Thanks again.
PGA

-----Original Message-----
How about we start with a clear description of what

you
really want to do

and go from there? So far you already know that

Outlook
2000 in IMO mode

does not use profiles but can support multiple

internet
mail accounts. What

is it that you need Outlook to do that it can't? Do

you
have a need to keep

your mail accounts in separate profiles?

You can easily use Corp/Workgroup mode without

Exchange.
The question is,

what makes you think you need to use a version that supports separate
profiles?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I really appreciate everyone's help but I'm getting
nowhere fast with this.
1) IMO maybe doesn't use profiles but that's how Outlook
2003 accomplishes this so I assumed 2000 would be the
same. I really don't care about profiles or users
accounts etc. I just want Outlook 2000 to ask me which
one of my email accounts I want to run.

2)I can't see any way of using Corporate/Workgroup
mode. 'Help' says I can change to this mode but I have
to add Microsoft Exchange or another service to my
profile. It says I can do this by clicking 'Tools' and
then 'Services'. Problem is 'Services' doesn't appear
anywhere in my Tools menu.

TIA

-----Original Message-----
IMO does not use profiles. You must use Windows logon
profiles to replicate
separate Outlook profiles.
I don't understand why you have to change Outlook
profiles to check separate
mail accounts. The whole reason they came out with IMO
mode was to support
multiple mail accounts in a single profile.

You can still use Corp/Workgroup mode even if you aren't
using Exchange
server.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
Thanks. I am just using it at home without any kind of
exchange server so I am not running in
Corporate/Workgroup mode. Is there any way of doing it
when it's configured to Internet Mail Only mode?

-----Original Message-----
If Outlook 2000 is configured in Corporate/Workgroup
mode, you can. (See
Help > About Microsoft Outlook. The second or third
line down from the top
will tell which mode you are in.)

"PGA" <[email protected]>

wrote
in

message
I am able to do this using Outlook 2003 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?
AssetID=HP052423751033&CTT=4&Origin=CH063565691033)
but
can it be done with 2000 WITHOUT setting up a new
computer user? Right now Outlook 2000 brings both
my
email account into the same inbox.

What I want Outlook 2000 to do when it opens

is
to

first
ask me which profile I want to load. I have looked
everywhere but can't seem to find a solution other
than
creating another User on my computer and then
signing
on
as them. This is a hassle though because I

have
to

keep
changing computer users when I want to check my
different
email accounts.
TIA


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