Re: Outlook 2000 Selecting a user profile to use when Outlook starts

From: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] (russval_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 05:50:36 -0500

Few people would use separate profiles for this. Just create rules that
direct mail from each account to separate folders. 

-- 
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"PGA" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2aeba01c467c7$1a03b560$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> 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]
> >"PGA" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:2a2f601c4678a$a84553c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> 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]
> >> >"PGA" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:2a88301c4677b$043cd370$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> 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" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >> >> message
> >> >> >news:2b3be01c46765$e68043e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> 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
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >