Using Outlook 2003 from another computer

[Guest]

Hello,
I have Outlook 2003 (part of Office Basic 2003) on my PC. My laptop and PC
are networked wirelessly to share files, printers, internet. I would like to
access the Outlook program from my laptop without creating a whole new set up
on the laptop. I have read the previous posts about slipstick.com and
downloading the files from the mail server to both machines. However, the
laptop doesn't have Outlook installed.

Is it possible to move the actual Outlook program files to the shared folder
on the PC and run the program from there via the laptop? Is this a licensing
issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, that doesn't work that way. You'll need to install Outlook on the laptop
as well. As for the licensing issue; read the EULA. Most editions state that
you are allowed to use it on a PC and on one mobile device of the main user
of that PC.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Roady. Sadly, because my version came installed on my PC, I cannot
install it on my laptop. Trying to avoid purchasing the software again.

So there is no way for the laptop to access software on the PC?? Bummer...

Thanks again,
--
~P

No, that doesn't work that way. You'll need to install Outlook on the laptop
as well. As for the licensing issue; read the EULA. Most editions state that
you are allowed to use it on a PC and on one mobile device of the main user
of that PC.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Hello,
I have Outlook 2003 (part of Office Basic 2003) on my PC. My laptop and
PC
are networked wirelessly to share files, printers, internet. I would like
to
access the Outlook program from my laptop without creating a whole new set
up
on the laptop. I have read the previous posts about slipstick.com and
downloading the files from the mail server to both machines. However, the
laptop doesn't have Outlook installed.

Is it possible to move the actual Outlook program files to the shared
folder
on the PC and run the program from there via the laptop? Is this a
licensing
issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

That means you probably have an OEM version of which the license is tied to
your machine.

Other methods to access Outlook on the other machine would be to use Remote
Desktop;
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Thanks Roady. Sadly, because my version came installed on my PC, I cannot
install it on my laptop. Trying to avoid purchasing the software again.

So there is no way for the laptop to access software on the PC??
Bummer...

Thanks again,
--
~P

No, that doesn't work that way. You'll need to install Outlook on the
laptop
as well. As for the licensing issue; read the EULA. Most editions state
that
you are allowed to use it on a PC and on one mobile device of the main
user
of that PC.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Hello,
I have Outlook 2003 (part of Office Basic 2003) on my PC. My laptop
and
PC
are networked wirelessly to share files, printers, internet. I would
like
to
access the Outlook program from my laptop without creating a whole new
set
up
on the laptop. I have read the previous posts about slipstick.com and
downloading the files from the mail server to both machines. However,
the
laptop doesn't have Outlook installed.

Is it possible to move the actual Outlook program files to the shared
folder
on the PC and run the program from there via the laptop? Is this a
licensing
issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks Roady. Sadly, because my version came installed on my PC, I
cannot install it on my laptop. Trying to avoid purchasing the
software again.

So there is no way for the laptop to access software on the PC??

pcAnywhere or VNC or Remote Desktop Connection will allow the laptop to
display the desktop's screen and run anything on the desktop.