Setting up Outlook 2002 for sending/receiving e-mail

[Pat E.]

Hello,
I am using XP small office Outlook 2002 and trying to set up to send and
receive e-mail. I have used Outlook Express for ages and it works fine. I
have configured the Outlook with the info from my ISP (Hughes.net). I can
send a test e-mail and it shows up in OE and on the hughes.net server but
when I try to send a message through Outlook 2002 I get an error message that
says "The operation failed. An object could not be found." Can anyone help me
figure this out. Thanks.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

When you setup Outlook, did you create a Personal Folders (.PST or Outlook
Data) file? It sounds like you may not have.

Hal
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[Pat E.]

Thanks Hal, I did not do that. I'll try and see what happens.

 

[Pat E.]

I tried to do that and still no luck. Would it be better to reinstall Outlook
since I haven't really used it before? Maybe starting from scratch it will go
smoother?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

After creating the file, it must be attached to Outlook and set as default
delivery location.

Hal
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Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

 

[Pat E.]

I created the file, saved it in Outlook under personal folders(a .pst file)
and still no luck. I changed to the default location and restarted Outlook. I
still get the same original message. I'm going to try a different e-mail
address from scratch and see if it works. Thanks for you help on this.