Outlook vs Outlook Express

[bob]

What is the difference between MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express?
I'm using OE with no problems. Is Outlook an upgrade or a completely
different program?
What are the feature differences? Should I be using Outlook? Is it safer?
Bug free?
Thank you in advance
bob

[Rifleman]

"bob" > wrote in message
...
> What is the difference between MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express?
> I'm using OE with no problems. Is Outlook an upgrade or a completely
> different program?
> What are the feature differences? Should I be using Outlook? Is it
safer?
> Bug free?
> Thank you in advance
> bob
>
>

Outlook is a completely different program. It is a PIM (Personal Information
Manager) and contains such things as a Calendar, Journal, and tasks. It has
no inherent newsreading capability and uses OE for that function. It also is
able to use Word as the email editor.
OE has one or two email functions that Outlook doesn't - one of the main
ones being that you can set a rule to delete messages from the server,
whereas (at least up to Outlook 2002) Outlook will not.

HTH

[purplehaz]

Rifleman wrote:
> "bob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What is the difference between MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express?
>> I'm using OE with no problems. Is Outlook an upgrade or a completely
>> different program?
>> What are the feature differences? Should I be using Outlook? Is it
>> safer? Bug free?
>> Thank you in advance
>> bob
>>
>>
>
> Outlook is a completely different program. It is a PIM (Personal
> Information Manager) and contains such things as a Calendar, Journal,
> and tasks. It has no inherent newsreading capability and uses OE for
> that function. It also is able to use Word as the email editor.
> OE has one or two email functions that Outlook doesn't - one of the
> main ones being that you can set a rule to delete messages from the
> server, whereas (at least up to Outlook 2002) Outlook will not.
>
> HTH

And just to add....... outlook does alot more in the way of sharing between
users on a network. You can share calenders, set reminders on calendars
events, reminders on tasks, assign tasks to others, check task status,
schedule meetings, share inboxs, connect to an exchange server, outlook also
has IE web browser built in, you can put your intranet in it as your home
page(thats what we do here), and outlook contacts is far richer than oe,
plus lots more. You can't really compare them, they are two different, it
just so happens they both do email. Outlook is a must have in a corporate
environment(imho), OE would do fine at home(although Iuse outlook at home,
can't live without it, oe just doesn't do enough). If all you need to email
and news stick with oe, if you need anything above those two needs go to
outlook. Check out the office website for all the outlook 2003 features.

[bob]

Thank you to both responses.
I can now make an educated choice.
Have a problem-free day.
bob

"purplehaz" > wrote in message
...
> Rifleman wrote:
> > "bob" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> What is the difference between MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express?
> >> I'm using OE with no problems. Is Outlook an upgrade or a completely
> >> different program?
> >> What are the feature differences? Should I be using Outlook? Is it
> >> safer? Bug free?
> >> Thank you in advance
> >> bob
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Outlook is a completely different program. It is a PIM (Personal
> > Information Manager) and contains such things as a Calendar, Journal,
> > and tasks. It has no inherent newsreading capability and uses OE for
> > that function. It also is able to use Word as the email editor.
> > OE has one or two email functions that Outlook doesn't - one of the
> > main ones being that you can set a rule to delete messages from the
> > server, whereas (at least up to Outlook 2002) Outlook will not.
> >
> > HTH
>
> And just to add....... outlook does alot more in the way of sharing
between
> users on a network. You can share calenders, set reminders on calendars
> events, reminders on tasks, assign tasks to others, check task status,
> schedule meetings, share inboxs, connect to an exchange server, outlook
also
> has IE web browser built in, you can put your intranet in it as your home
> page(thats what we do here), and outlook contacts is far richer than oe,
> plus lots more. You can't really compare them, they are two different, it
> just so happens they both do email. Outlook is a must have in a corporate
> environment(imho), OE would do fine at home(although Iuse outlook at home,
> can't live without it, oe just doesn't do enough). If all you need to
email
> and news stick with oe, if you need anything above those two needs go to
> outlook. Check out the office website for all the outlook 2003 features.
>
>

[purplehaz]

You're welcome.

bob wrote:
> Thank you to both responses.
> I can now make an educated choice.
> Have a problem-free day.
> bob
>
> "purplehaz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Rifleman wrote:
>>> "bob" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> What is the difference between MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express?
>>>> I'm using OE with no problems. Is Outlook an upgrade or a
>>>> completely different program?
>>>> What are the feature differences? Should I be using Outlook? Is
>>>> it safer? Bug free?
>>>> Thank you in advance
>>>> bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Outlook is a completely different program. It is a PIM (Personal
>>> Information Manager) and contains such things as a Calendar,
>>> Journal, and tasks. It has no inherent newsreading capability and
>>> uses OE for that function. It also is able to use Word as the email
>>> editor.
>>> OE has one or two email functions that Outlook doesn't - one of the
>>> main ones being that you can set a rule to delete messages from the
>>> server, whereas (at least up to Outlook 2002) Outlook will not.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>
>> And just to add....... outlook does alot more in the way of sharing
>> between users on a network. You can share calenders, set reminders
>> on calendars events, reminders on tasks, assign tasks to others,
>> check task status, schedule meetings, share inboxs, connect to an
>> exchange server, outlook also has IE web browser built in, you can
>> put your intranet in it as your home page(thats what we do here),
>> and outlook contacts is far richer than oe, plus lots more. You
>> can't really compare them, they are two different, it just so
>> happens they both do email. Outlook is a must have in a corporate
>> environment(imho), OE would do fine at home(although Iuse outlook at
>> home, can't live without it, oe just doesn't do enough). If all you
>> need to email and news stick with oe, if you need anything above
>> those two needs go to outlook. Check out the office website for all
>> the outlook 2003 features.