Forcing The Configuration Wizard to Start

[Guest]

I installed Outlook 2003 on my home machine, and tried to import the setup
from my Office machine, which is configured to go to an Exchange server. I
can't access this server from home, so I only want to set up for POP3 access.
Starting Outlook at home, it looks for the Exchange Server and won't proceed
unless it gets one. It closes when I cancel the request for an Exchange
Server ID, so I can't work on deleting that email account and setting up what
I need. How can I force the Configuration Wizard to start up when I start
Outlook at home, or get rid of the current specification? I'm comfortable
with Registry updating.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Use the Mail applet in Control Panel (under User Accounts) to set up your profile to use only a POP account, not an Exchange account.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

This allowed me to get control of the situation, delete the troublesome
account, and set up the account the way I wanted to. Thank you.

Stephen F. Smith

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much for posting this...I was pulling my hair out after
reinstalling Outlook and still getting the same error message...

Craig Stevens

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem with Outlook 2007 and the solutiion you have
presented doesn't work for me in Vista. Any solutions? Thanks!

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

'Control Panel|Mail|Show Profiles', click the existing profile shown, and
click the "Remove" button. Next, click the "Add" button, give the new
profile a name, click OK, click "Next" to add a new email account, and DO
NOT select Microsoft Exchange Server, select the CORRECT type account and
proceed through the rest of the wizard.

Hal
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