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- Subject: Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th
- Author: tempting2taanzaa
- Date: 30 Jun
- References: 1 2 3 4
"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
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I checked under tools>account settings>change the heading says "setup
Outlook Connector to synchronize your web based based accounts in Outlook."
So, I suppose it is working. I'm sure I shall send a message if I run afoul
of something.
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> "tempting2taanzaa" in
> <news:A4BD0B7B-37D7-4D73-B417-3D33B77863F9@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> I couldn't use the Outlook Connector add-on because I still am using
> Outlook 2002. The add-on won't work properly with that version. So I
> only saw its behavior for a short time. When you create a new e-mail
> account, and according to Diane Poremsky (an MVP) at
> http://tinyurl.com/6jwncw, there is a selection under Tools -> E-mail
> Accounts -> Add new account -> (other account types). In OL2002, that
> last navigation says "Additional Server Types" (the "HTTP" account type
> creates an old WebDAV account, not a Deltasync account type). In
> OL2007, the option titles might've changed. My recollection was that
> the add-on added a menu item, probably under Tools, and you used it to
> manage your accounts under that add-on's control.
>
> I only saw the add-on in operation for a less than a week before coming
> to the conclusion that the add-on wouldn't work properly in my version
> of Outlook. Also, since I am still using OL2002, I don't know what the
> wizard screens look like under OL2007. There's been no
> bang-for-the-buck (for me) to upgrade to OL2003 and then again to
> OL2007. For a step-by-step hand-holding procedure to use the add-on,
> either someone else has to jump in here that uses both OL2007 and the
> add-on or maybe you can Google for a tutorial on using the add-on. All
> I did was just install the add-on and then go figure out how to use it.
> <news:A4BD0B7B-37D7-4D73-B417-3D33B77863F9@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
>> news:bcudnS9tH-3iAPXVnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Hi:
>>
>> I am using Outlook 2007 with a free Live Hotmail account. I already had
>> an
>> email created, and Outlook was up, running and downloading Hotmail
>> through
>> the HTTP protocol. I did not want to lose any of my emails or have a
>> break
>> in my service, so I downloaded/installed the Connector.
>>
>> I'm not sure I know what you mean about "defining it under add-on's
>> control." I looked under the tools>account settings and found that
>> hotmail
>> is now using a MAPI protocol instead of HTTP. Is this what you are
>> speaking
>> of?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>> news:bcudnS9tH-3iAPXVnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> "tempting2taanzaa" in <news:eXGSoQm2IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> And WHICH version of Outlook would that be? The add-on only works with:
>>>
>>> - Outlook 2003 and 2007 versions.
>>> - Windows Live Hotmail account (not a classic/legacy MSN Hotmail
>>> account).
>>>
>>> You don't need to use the add-on for a paid Windows Live Hotmail PLUS
>>> account which provides POP3 access. You didn't mention you use a free
>>> or paid account.
>>>
>>> Make sure when creating an e-mail account after adding the add-on that
>>> you select to define it under the add-on's control. You need to use the
>>> add-on to provide Deltasync support to Hotmail, not the old DAV (HTTP)
>>> account setup that has been in Outlook before.
>>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi:
>>>>
>>>> After reading Diane's post that Outlook would be able to access Live
>>>> Hotmail
>>>> after June 30th, I downloaded and installed the Outlook Connector. Are
>>>> there any special quirks I should know about using Outlook Connector?
>>>> The
>>>> installation was quite quick and painless, I just wanted to make sure
>>>> there
>>>> was nothing else that had to be configured.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your reply!
>>>>>>>
>>>> After reading Diane's post that Outlook would be able to access Live
>>>> Hotmail
>>>> after June 30th, I downloaded and installed the Outlook Connector. Are
>>>> there any special quirks I should know about using Outlook Connector?
>>>> The
>>>> installation was quite quick and painless, I just wanted to make sure
>>>> there
>>>> was nothing else that had to be configured.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your reply!
>>> And WHICH version of Outlook would that be? The add-on only works with:
>>>
>>> - Outlook 2003 and 2007 versions.
>>> - Windows Live Hotmail account (not a classic/legacy MSN Hotmail
>>> account).
>>>
>>> You don't need to use the add-on for a paid Windows Live Hotmail PLUS
>>> account which provides POP3 access. You didn't mention you use a free
>>> or paid account.
>>>
>>> Make sure when creating an e-mail account after adding the add-on that
>>> you select to define it under the add-on's control. You need to use the
>>> add-on to provide Deltasync support to Hotmail, not the old DAV (HTTP)
>>> account setup that has been in Outlook before.
>> Hi:
>>
>> I am using Outlook 2007 with a free Live Hotmail account. I already had
>> an
>> email created, and Outlook was up, running and downloading Hotmail
>> through
>> the HTTP protocol. I did not want to lose any of my emails or have a
>> break
>> in my service, so I downloaded/installed the Connector.
>>
>> I'm not sure I know what you mean about "defining it under add-on's
>> control." I looked under the tools>account settings and found that
>> hotmail
>> is now using a MAPI protocol instead of HTTP. Is this what you are
>> speaking
>> of?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
> I couldn't use the Outlook Connector add-on because I still am using
> Outlook 2002. The add-on won't work properly with that version. So I
> only saw its behavior for a short time. When you create a new e-mail
> account, and according to Diane Poremsky (an MVP) at
> http://tinyurl.com/6jwncw, there is a selection under Tools -> E-mail
> Accounts -> Add new account -> (other account types). In OL2002, that
> last navigation says "Additional Server Types" (the "HTTP" account type
> creates an old WebDAV account, not a Deltasync account type). In
> OL2007, the option titles might've changed. My recollection was that
> the add-on added a menu item, probably under Tools, and you used it to
> manage your accounts under that add-on's control.
>
> I only saw the add-on in operation for a less than a week before coming
> to the conclusion that the add-on wouldn't work properly in my version
> of Outlook. Also, since I am still using OL2002, I don't know what the
> wizard screens look like under OL2007. There's been no
> bang-for-the-buck (for me) to upgrade to OL2003 and then again to
> OL2007. For a step-by-step hand-holding procedure to use the add-on,
> either someone else has to jump in here that uses both OL2007 and the
> add-on or maybe you can Google for a tutorial on using the add-on. All
> I did was just install the add-on and then go figure out how to use it.
I checked under tools>account settings>change the heading says "setup
Outlook Connector to synchronize your web based based accounts in Outlook."
So, I suppose it is working. I'm sure I shall send a message if I run afoul
of something.
| 29 Jun | Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .tempting2taanzaa |
| 30 Jun |  Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .VanguardLH |
| 30 Jun |  Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .tempting2taanzaa |
| 30 Jun | Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .VanguardLH |
| 30 Jun | Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .tempting2taanzaa |
| 30 Jun | Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .VanguardLH |
| 03 Jul | Re: Inability to access Windows Live Hotmail Using Outlook after June 30th | .tempting2taanzaa |
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