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Outlook Express 6 Startup
When I double click Outlook Express 6, it automatically jump starts AOL Instant Messenger. For the life of me I cannot figure out why. I do have regular outlook as well although I don't run both at the same time.
Which leads me to another question...substantially more of a pain. My firm uses Lotus Notes email which does not have a good address book/contact manager, so I got ACT 2000 (pluses and minuses). Anyway, I can't synchronize my PDA at work either so I devised this: export ACT contacts as comma delimited file, and import same into Outlook express at work. Back up the OE file (WAB) to disk, take home and import WAB file to OE. Anyone have a simpler solution?
Message Edited by khefron on 03-28-2004 11:33 PM
JRosenfeld
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Posted March 29th, 2004 21:00
- Nope I have a cable modem. If there is a setting in OE, I can't find it. I've looked at every menu on it. Even looked in Registry though am not really good enough to do that. Also looked in AIM itselt and there is nothing that would make it start. Interestingly, the executable that starts when I click the OE icon is MSIMN.EXE which sounds funny.
- That's the correct executable for OE. Go to Internet Options on the Tools menu of IE, choose Connections, check Never Dial a Connection. That might solve your problem. Make sure your LAN settings on the same tab have no check marks at all--no proxies, etc. Also check the Account settings in OE again and make sure the connections tab has nothing checked.
Ya i'm having the same problem. AOLIM launches every time I use outlook express
It looks like AOL Instand Messenger intergrated it's self with Outlook Express
The reason I think this is cause when I goto the Tools in Outlook Express, Aol Instant Messenger is a choice......
So it looks like Tools -> Aol Instant Messenger -> Log on.... & Options and some other things that arne't clickable.
This seems really odd, any ideas on how to get rid of it? Can I re-install outlook express (a clean version?) Where would I get it?
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Posted March 29th, 2004 11:00
It seems you have dial up Internet service at home. This could be the reason AIM starts when you open Outlook Express. There is usually a setting that starts AIM (somewhere in options or preferences) when you connect.
As for the ACT problem, ACT has an add on to synchronize Palms. Got to www.act.com and search the downloads.
I'd recommend you choose one of these programs to handle your email and contacts. If you use Lotus Notes at work and use ACT (or Outlook) at home, you should be OK. Too many contact managers can get confusing. I would think there is a utility to use Outlook with Lotus Notes. You may want to search for this.