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I have Microsoft Office and I don't mind having Outlook Exprees and Outlook
as long as outlook express is my default E-mail. Thank you very
"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> In news:ek6FIpVOFHA.940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Leroy <vze2g6kx@verizon.net> typed:
>
>> What is the different between Outlook Express and Outlook are they
>> the same E-mail Program
>
>
> No, they are very different. Outlook (for sale either by itself or as part
> of Microsoft Office) is a Personal Information Manager. It schedules
> appointments, keeps track of your tasks, has a Contact Manager, etc. It
> also does E-mail.
>
> Outlook Express (a part of Windows), on the other hand, just does E-mail
> and newsgroups. The two overlap in a single area only: they both do
> E-mail.
>
> I use both: Outlook as my PIM and for E-mail; Outlook Express for
> newsgroups.
>
> In my view, Microsoft did none of us a service when gave such similar
> names to two such different products.
>
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> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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