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

From: PGA (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 06:00:04 -0700

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]
>"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
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