Unable to open Outlook 2007 in Windows 7 (7000 build)

[jthurman]

I installed Outlook 2007 fine but im having issues opening it, and dont quite understand how to get it to work properly. I enter my username and password and it keeps asking me. Server issue?

 

[garysgold]

Hi jthurman,

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

Have you set up your email acct. in Outlook? If you can show us the error message it might help. You can use the snipping tool for that. Info here if needed. How to use the Snipping Tool in Vista - Vista Forums[11]=Programs Features

Gary

 

[fireman604]

I am running outlook 2007 in windows 7 64 bit with out any issues. I am able to use outlook connector and check different accounts and calanders. what is your error message/ problem you need to be specific.

 

[jthurman]

Here is a snipped screenshot of what i get, i am trying to use my hotmail account in outlook 2007 just as i did when i had vista and outlook connector.

 

[fireman604]

What do you have Hotmail set a? It is a MAPI account

 

[jthurman]

well......im not sure, when i was in vista, i just put in all my hotmail info, and it was good, im not sure what i need to add in for a clean install of windows

 

[fireman604]

backup in your set up. You need to check the second entry. then enter your info

 

[jthurman]

Backup, well that would be impossible at this point. Whats the standard hotmail stuff?

 

[fireman604]

start again, remove the account that does not work. add account. check the second option it is under outlook connector it is a MAPI account

 

[jthurman]

remember, with the windows 7 install, its a fresh install, so there are no settings, i need to know how to set up microsoft server exchange i think

 

[fireman604]

Does outlook open at all? Or are you just having trouble with mail. If outlook opens go to tools, account settings and enter your info. If outlook does not open it is probably a bad install of outlook. Do you have outlet connector installed ?

 

[jthurman]

It opens to the account startup screen, the same one you see when you first start outlook. if dont configure an email account this is what it says.

 

[garysgold]

Sounds to me like you need to add or fix the email account. Seems like you allowed Outlook to set up the account on it's own. Sometimes this works and sometimes not. If you do what the message says, control panel/mail, and click on email accounts. Select this account and click change and make sure the server options are correct. There is a test button there. If it still doesn't work, check 'more settings.'

Please keep us posted.

Gary

 

[dstruct2k]

It sounds like you tried telling Outlook you have an Exchange server (which it is trying to use as your data storage location) which you do not with a Hotmail account.

You need the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector software [link] installed, and you need to follow the instructions included with that software. No edition of Outlook (even 2007) has correct/any support for Hotmail accounts. Only Windows Live Mail has native, functioning support for a Hotmail account, which you can get [here]

 

[Richi]

Help Me Outlook 2007 not opening

Hi Everyone,

Could you help me, I can not open Outlook 2007. Iam using Windows 7. I get the following message:

"Cannot open your default e-mail folder. File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the file C:\User\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst."

I was playing with my file but do not know what I did can some one help me?

Problem 2

At the same time when I am in Internet Explorer I lost all my password and it will not remember it any more. Also it keeps asking me what is my default search engine.

RW