Outlook 97 SBS: Steps Unclear for Non-Exchange Installation (171150)
The information in this article applies to:
- MSPRESS Microsoft Outlook 97 Step by Step ISBN 1-57231-382-X
This article was previously published under Q171150 SUMMARY
If you are not connected to a Microsoft Exchange server, the steps on
page xxvi of Microsoft Outlook 97 Step by Step for creating a practice
profile, personal address book, and personal folder file are unclear.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have already installed a practice profile for the fictitious
"Shawn Davis," but have experienced difficulties using the profile,
you should delete the practice profile and reinstall it according to
the instructions in the "Resolution" section.
RESOLUTION
To delete the practice profile, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Mail icon.
- Make sure the Services tab is selected, and then click Show
Profiles.
- Make sure the General tab is selected, and then click the Shawn
Davis profile (or any other profile you want to delete) in the
Profiles box.
- Click Remove, and then click OK.
To correctly install the practice profile if you are not using Microsoft
Exchange Server, follow these steps. Make sure that you have already
completed the steps in the "Modify Outlook startup settings" section on
page xxv.
NOTE: These steps are adapted from those listed on pages xxvi-xxvii under
"Create a practice profile" and "Create a practice personal address box and
personal folder file." These steps are designed for readers who are not
using Microsoft Exchange Server.
- Double-click the Microsoft Outlook shortcut icon on the Desktop. Note
that the Choose Profile dialog box appears.
- Click New. The Inbox Setup Wizard starts.
- In the Inbox Setup Wizard dialog box, verify that the Use The
Following Information Services option button is selected, and then
verify that only the Microsoft Mail check box is selected. Make sure
the Microsoft Exchange Server check box is not checked. Click Next.
- In the Profile Name box, type Shawn Davis, and then click Next.
- In the Microsoft Mail dialog box that states that "You must provide a
patch to the location of the postoffice," click Browse. The Browse For
Postoffice dialog box appears.
- Double-click your hard disk, then double-click the Outlook SBS
folder, and then highlight the Wgpo0000 folder by clicking on it once
only. Click OK, and then click Next.
- Select the name Shawn Davis from the list of names, and then click
Next.
- Type password in the Password box, and
then click Next.
- In the path box, select the text "C:\Exchange\mailbox.pab", type
shawnd.paB, and then click Next.
- In the post office box, select the text "C:\Exchange\mailbox.pst",
type shawnd.pst, and then click Next.
- Verify that the Do Not Add Inbox to StartUp Group option button is
selected, and then click Next.
- Click Finish. Click Cancel to close the Choose Profile dialog box.
The Shawn Davis profile will now be set up correctly. You can now
continue following the original book beginning with Lesson 1.
STATUS
Microsoft Press has confirmed this to be a problem in "Microsoft
Outlook 97 Step by Step." This problem will be corrected in future
reprints and editions of the book.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 1/16/2001 |
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Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbother KB171150 |
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