I have 2 questions, not funny noises in Outlook.

I have not had Outlook because my sister is still the "User" on computer and her email is defunct. We were afraid to switch computer users because of updates and if I add myself as a user I still can't use Outlook. LO And Behold!! I looked at the tool bar in Outlook and it has a place to 'Add User'..duh..That will work right? I'm still a little intimidated because of the request for 'outgoing' and 'incoming' email address but it said it could do that automatically? If that gets messed up I'm doomed.

Jo.Mar you have mentioned funny computer noises a couple of times, what kind of funny noises do you mean? There is a tone when I log off or shut down or both (forgot), occasionally I get a sound similar to that only a little more of a soft shriek..sounds like it is saying "Eek!" (probably is, poor thing ) It seems to happen when it isn't running very well. Everytime I decide to take it in for a tune up it fixes itself so I don't do it. Just wondering if I'm frying it.
thanks.
Judi

Why not just use Yahoo.... it's free and easy. Never a problem.

Outlook can be such a pain. Hubby has to use it for work and
he HATES it.

Hi Mrs. D., I have regular email but I am trying to go up the food chain with the local clean air agency and it looks like Outlook is the best way to contact the director. The woodsmoke is so bad in my town the EPA told them to clean it up or be fined but they aren't enforcing the burn bans in my neighborhood. The smoke here at night from old, uncertified woodstoves is unbelievable, pea soup sometimes. I think it has reached dangerous levels for me but my neighbors with good lungs are complaining as well. One woman in my apartment complex with heart problems died, she wasn't in very good health but I saw her struggling during the stagnant air advisory and I know that played a small roll at least. Another has been hospitalized every year with pneumonia for the past three years.

Sorry to vent. I'm pretty angry. They do contact people after a complaint but the result has mainly been to teach them to be sneakier. I know people are just trying to stay warm but I also know these emissions levels are illegal in my state and the people just don't seem to care as long as they get away with it. There is grant money available this year to help people upgrade their stoves but no one has done it.

I think there is a certain amount of local politics involved and suspect contacting the director isn't going to do much but Outlook looks like it may be the way to contact EPA too, someone in my area did that and got some results.
Thanks,
Judi

There's also Thunderbird, by Mozilla - free and set up is easy, just put in your name & email address & password and it will do a search for the settings and set it up for you.

https://www.mozilla.org/

If you can get to the case easily , or is it a laptop?
anyway, listen around to locate where the sound is loudest.

most likely is the fan squealing - if the fan stops then that;s when things can overheat.

If you have pets or if it's never been cleaned inside that can cause the fan to bind & squeal.

http://duckduckgo.com/?q=cleaning+your+computer

the hard drive usually makes squeeks, clunks or thumps.

Thanks, I'm sure it is the fan as it only happens occasionally when the computer is hotter than usual. I looked at the link on cleaning them, I have done some of that but am too chicken to open a laptop. I think I need to run one of the virus detection programs you have mentioned in other threads, I never know if there is something wrong or if its just my cheesy dial up.

I don't think Thunderbird will work, I have to get Outlook. there's a link on their web site for contact and it opens Outlook. I tried to paste the email address and just email them but got rejected as spam. I really hate fighting about the whole thing.

Judi

The computer should have Outlook Express installed with Windows.
Is that the one you are trying to set up?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835830#appliesto

Or Microsoft Outlook (the bigger version with more bells and whistles)?
& not free


I haven't used or set up Outlook Express in a long time so maybe they made it simpler, I don't know.

Thunderbird really should work just fine and I can promise it is easy to set up.


[I have to get Outlook. there's a link on their web site for contact and it opens Outlook. I tried to paste the email address and just email them but got rejected as spam.]

Why you need to contact Outlook ?
Do you have a paid for version and need to re download it?
Outlook FAQ pages-
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq

I use Windows Live mail. I can set my computer to use it as the "default" account, and then when I push "send in email" it will grab Live mail and off it goes. All my mail is stored ONLINE so if/when my computer crashes I dont lose my contacts, saved mail or special papers.

Windows 7 didn't come with outlook express and if you wish to continue to use outlook you will need the full version. I wasn't about to pay for it, so I went to live.com. it will also check your gmail, hotmail, or other mail that you have set up, so all you have to do is push one button and you get several emails checked at once. You can organize it so they are in categories on the side bar, so you know which piece of mail came from where.

My computer crashed a couple of times and it was so nice to have my contacts still there, or even to be able to go to live.com and check my mail from any computer.

This is a pretty common problem (the Outlook thing) so I will try and explain how it works.

First, there are basically two types of ways to retrieve and read email.

1) You have an email address with a 'place' that has their own email server and you download and read your email at one specific computer. If someone sends you an email it actually goes to an 'email server' somewhere in the world. Then you can access that server via the email program on your computer (Outlook Express or Windows Mail) and it downloads the emails to your computer locally and deletes them from the server. So, thats pretty simple, but the problem is that if the computer crashes and the emails on the computer are not backed up properly then its a crap shoot whether you will ever see them again.

2) You have an email address with an email provider like Hotmail (Live), Yahoo, Gmail, etc... These email addresses are free and whenever someone sends you an email it is sent to the server. Then you access the server via the Internet and login to your email account. You can read, delete, sort, block, etc all on their server, eliminating the 'downloading to your computer' issue. Its all done online.

So, with that said, its really a preference thing. I own my own domain name and server. So, I use Windows Mail on my laptop to download the emails from my server and then they are stored and backed up by me. BUT, I also have access via the Internet to those emails that I have not downloaded yet. That means that if I dont have my laptop with me I can access my email from any computer or my cell phone. But, when I get back to my laptop I download the emails and they are solely on my laptop.

I do have the option of leaving a copy of the emails on the server but then when I access the server on my cell there would be too many to sort through.

As far as Outlook is concerned, you have to know some details in order to actually use it like its intended. I will use my email as an example.

Username: collie
PW: ***********
Incoming mail server: mail.L63H.com (aka POP3 account)
Outgoing mail server: mail.L63H.com (aka SMTP account)
Port number for outgoing mail: 465

Now, if the people that own your domain name require a SSL connection then you will have to change that setting, but thats not as common.

If you know all the above info then you should be able to set up Outlook or Windows Mail with no problem.

See? Easy!

You don't need Outlook to contact any specific place or person, it is just a program to collect your email, that's all it does, well and a calendar and planner if I recall.

Possibly the email provider you use now is flagged as having lots of spam & that's why you got blocked from sending.

I would make a new separate email address for this, any of the free email providers should work, like Yahoo, or gmail, both can be used online at their website or downloaded onto your own computer (pop mail).

For you the online webmail might work better, nothing to set up really just make an account and start using it.

Give one of them a try and see if it works for you, nothing to lose if it doesn't.

Yahoo ( https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?&.src=ym )
Gmail ( https://accounts.google.com/SignUp?s...&ltmpl=default )