Why can't I open Outlook 2003?

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Phil - 19 Nov 2005 18:31 GMT

Just installed Office 2003, When I try to open Outlook i get 'Configuring
Outlook Accounts - creating welcome message', then 'Your Microsoft Exchange
Server is unavailable'. When I click 'work offline' I then get 'Unable to
open your default e-mail folders - your profile is not configured'. Only
option is to click OK, which closes Outlook. Can't get passed these messages.
I've reinstalled Office twice - still no luck

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] - 19 Nov 2005 19:30 GMT

> Just installed Office 2003, When I try to open Outlook i get 'Configuring
> Outlook Accounts - creating welcome message', then 'Your Microsoft
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> messages.
> I've reinstalled Office twice - still no luck

Do you need to connect to an Exchange server?
If not, go to control panel, mail, and delete the Outlook profile & create a
new one that has the correct account type in it.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 19 Nov 2005 19:49 GMT

What type of account are you using? If you configure your profile using
Control Panel->Mail Icon->Profiles->New, do you get any farther?

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After furious head scratching, Phil asked:

| Just installed Office 2003, When I try to open Outlook i get
| 'Configuring Outlook Accounts - creating welcome message', then 'Your
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
| closes Outlook. Can't get passed these messages. I've reinstalled
| Office twice - still no luck

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