Cannot share e-mail folders between XP user accounts

[JJ]

I have Windows XP Home Edition installed with Outlook
Express 6. I have set up 5 user accounts (1 for each of
the family). When each user account downloads e-mail,
all the e-mails are saved to that account. Hence, any e-
mail not for the account owner is 'lost' to the
addressee. How do I configure Windows XP/Outlook
Express/Freeserve to use a common set of Outlokk folders
for all XP user accounts?

[Doug]

JJ,

You can change where the email folder by going into
Tools...Options...Maitenance...Store Folder.

Cheers,
Doug
"JJ" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP Home Edition installed with Outlook
> Express 6. I have set up 5 user accounts (1 for each of
> the family). When each user account downloads e-mail,
> all the e-mails are saved to that account. Hence, any e-
> mail not for the account owner is 'lost' to the
> addressee. How do I configure Windows XP/Outlook
> Express/Freeserve to use a common set of Outlokk folders
> for all XP user accounts?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi JJ,

It's easy enough to set up, but carries with it a danger.

Log on as any user, open Outlook Express. Click =
tools/options/maintenance tab, click on the store folder button. Move it =
to a shared location accessible by all users (right now it is under =
their local profile). "Ok" your way out and close Outlook Express. =
Logoff and repeat the steps for each user, this time selecting the =
location selected/created by the first user.

*IMPORTANT* Do NOT use fast user switching with Outlook Express left =
open. You (and all other users) MUST remember to close it before =
switching. If any user fails to do this, the mail store may be corrupted =
beyond repair, and all saved messages will be lost.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"JJ" > wrote in message =
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> I have Windows XP Home Edition installed with Outlook=20
> Express 6. I have set up 5 user accounts (1 for each of=20
> the family). When each user account downloads e-mail,=20
> all the e-mails are saved to that account. Hence, any e-
> mail not for the account owner is 'lost' to the=20
> addressee. How do I configure Windows XP/Outlook=20
> Express/Freeserve to use a common set of Outlokk folders=20
> for all XP user accounts?

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message

> Hi JJ,
>
> It's easy enough to set up, but carries with it a danger.
>
> Log on as any user, open Outlook Express. Click
> tools/options/maintenance tab, click on the store folder button. Move
> it to a shared location accessible by all users (right now it is
> under their local profile). "Ok" your way out and close Outlook
> Express. Logoff and repeat the steps for each user, this time
> selecting the location selected/created by the first user.
>
> *IMPORTANT* Do NOT use fast user switching with Outlook Express left
> open. You (and all other users) MUST remember to close it before
> switching. If any user fails to do this, the mail store may be
> corrupted beyond repair, and all saved messages will be lost.
>
>
> "JJ" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have Windows XP Home Edition installed with Outlook
>> Express 6. I have set up 5 user accounts (1 for each of
>> the family). When each user account downloads e-mail,
>> all the e-mails are saved to that account. Hence, any e-
>> mail not for the account owner is 'lost' to the
>> addressee. How do I configure Windows XP/Outlook
>> Express/Freeserve to use a common set of Outlokk folders
>> for all XP user accounts?

When you re-open OE it will offer to move the folders. Answer "No" because
this will overwrite the folders that are there. Instead use File | Import |
Messages tom import from the store directory that OE was using before.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
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