microsoft xp outlook

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One would configure Outlook using the mail Icon in control panel.


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"kimberley" <kimberley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i am running xp home edition and have installed microsoft office xp...i am
> having problems with my emal, outlook starts up and tells me it is unable
> to
> open default e-mail folders and opens my computer files instead if i don't
> accept the instruction to open my documents then it closes completely, i
> cannot open the inbox,contacts, new mail or anything on the menue appart
> from
> my computer files. The options are not on the menu so i can't configure
> any
> email accounts and my import and export option has completely disapeard,
> occasionally outlook tells me that it has detected another configured
> account
> from outlook express and trys to import it, however it still don't
> work...i
> have uninstalled outlook express and reinstalled it, repaired my office
> installation and tryed again in vain, configured my firewall and turned
> off
> my virus scanner yet the problem is still there...outlook gives me
> numerous
> explanations ie unable to start processing services and tells me to try
> again. i cannot get the e-mail to work in any of my office programs...i
> tryed to run the fixmapi.exe in windows system 32 to creat my email files
> but
> the program wont run...has anyone got the solution to this pain in the
> neck
> cause i'm looking forward to getting outlook up and running