Can I have more than one Outlook Express mailbox?

Question

I used Outlook Express for several years for my primary e-mail. It became corrupted and lost 6 months worth of my messages and will no longer show new messages, so I forwarded them all to my new e-mail address. My new e-mail is web-based and I absolutely detest it. It is very cumbersome and unproductive. I'd like to get another Outlook Express mailbox for my new e-mail, but I have no idea how to do this. Someone else set up the first one for me. Can someone please suggest how I might go about this? Thank you!

Answer 1

Outlook Express comes with Windows. So, unless you tried to delete it, it's still there somewhere. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and when the list loads, on the left side click on Add/Remove Windows Components. It takes a little longer for that list to load, but when it does, look for Outlook Express and make sure there's a checkmark by it. Then close the control panel and call your internet service provider to set you up again with OE.

Answer 2

You would need to get a email service that supports pop email or you can get the hotmail plus account for 19.95 a year. This will allow you to use OE to open email.



This page should help you...



http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/oe/setup.mspx

Answer 3

Here are a few pointers.



OE file corruption:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx



Forcing creation of a new inbox and importing from previous inbox file:

http://www.codeconscious.com/outlook-express/corrupted-oe-inbox.html



Adding new email accounts:

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/outlook%20account.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/identity.mspx

Answer 4

use fire fox and thunderbird they don't get corrupted