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| Thread ID: 51021 | 2004-11-09 04:44:00 | Combining email folders across XP "accounts" | excelsa (5950) | Press F1 |
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| 289727 | 2004-11-09 04:44:00 | For my e-mail I use Microsoft Outlook (not Outlook Express) with Windows XP. My wife and I have separate “user accounts” on XP but we use the same e-mail address and server. That means that e-mails go to either my wife’s or my e-mail inbox depending on who checks the e-mail. How can I set up my e-mail system so that we both access the same address book, and Outlook folders? Can I combine all existing folders so that we don’t lose our previous information? Thanks |
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| 289728 | 2004-11-09 05:08:00 | I think you can do this, but it involves manually backing up all your email. After backing up you messages (NOT the .pst file) you can then tell both users' outlook settings to use a .pst file somewhere else on the drive, not in c:\documents and settings\anywhere. Then outlook will load/save messages in the same .pst file. The only problem I can see is if you use fast user switching - if both users have outlook open at the same time, you could potentially corrupt your .pst file.(unless outlook locks the file, I don't know if it does). Bletch PS. If this is too technical, I will be happy to provide a simpler version. |
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