How To Configure Outlook Express :

Setting up your Advanced mailbox should take just a few minutes.
This guide assumes you are running Windows XP but will also be useful if you are running an older version of Windows.
To set up a different type of mailbox, follow:

• Standard mailbox setup with Outlook Express.
• Manually configure Outlook 2003 for Exchange mailboxes.

Step 1: Click the Windows Start button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen, then click All Programs. Find Outlook Express in the list of software and click it.
Step 2: Outlook Express will open. Click the Tools menu, then click Accounts.
Step 3: The Internet Accounts window will open. Click Add in the top right corner. Click Mail in the menu that appears. This will open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Note: If it is the first time you have run Outlook Express on this computer, the Internet Connection Setup wizard may start automatically.
Step 4: On the first screen of the Internet Connection Wizard, you'll be asked to enter a display name. This is what most email users will see in the inboxes instead of your email address. Enter your name, then click Next.
Step 5: Enter your full email address. This made up of the mailbox name you chose, an @ symbol and your domain name.
Example: jeff@yourdomain.co.uk
When you have entered your email address, click Next. Step 6: On the E-mail Server Names screen, select POP3 from the drop-down list. Enter mail.yourdomain.co.uk (replacing yourdomain.co.uk with your domain name) in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server text box.

Enter smtp.fasthosts.co.uk in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server text box.

Note: If you are setting up a Standard mailbox, you need o use your ISPs SMTP server details. Follow our Standard mailbox setup guide. When you have entered your mail server names, click Next.
Step 7: On the Internet Mail Logon screen, enter your full email address in the Account name text box. If you enter just the mailbox name or your control panel username, this will not work.

When you created the mailbox, you chose a password. Enter this in the Password text box.

When you have entered your mailbox name and password, click Next.

Important: The Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) should not be selected. Step 8: Click Finish and the mailbox will be added to Outlook Express.
Step 9: You will be left at the Internet Accounts window.
Step 10: Click the Mail tab, then double click the email account you have just set up.
Step 11: Click the Servers tab and ensure the My server requires authentication check box is selected, then click OK.
Step 12: Finally, click the Tools menu, then click Options. Set how often you want Outlook Express to check your mailbox for new mail in the Check for new messages text box. Click OK and your new email account is now ready to use. Related articles

• Standard mailbox setup in Outlook Express.
• Manually configure Outlook 2003 for Exchange mailboxes.

How to configure OUTLOOK - 2003 :

You can automatically configure Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2000 to access any Exchange mailbox on your account.
For Outlook 2000, or Outlook 2003 on Windows 2000, follow the article:

• Exchange mailbox access on Windows 2000 and Outlook 2000.

Outlook 2003 running on an up to date version of Windows XP or Windows 2003 can be configured by following this article. If you haven't already, you need to install Outlook 2003. You can download it free of charge from your control panel.

• How to download and install Outlook 2003.

Automatically configure Outlook 2003 Note : If you are running an older version of Outlook or are not running a fully up to date version of Windows XP, you should first follow the article Exchange mailbox access on Windows 2000 and Outlook 2000, then follow the guide below from step 6. Step 1: Log into your Fasthosts control panel and click Domains.
Step 2: The domains set up on your account will be listed. Click the relevant domain name.
Step 3: Click the All email options in the Email overview section. Step 4: The email addresses on this domain will be listed. Click the mailbox you want to access with Outlook.
Step 5: Click Mail access details.
Step 6: In the Outlook 2003 over the internet (Also known as RPC over HTTP) section, click the Outlook Configuration File link. Save the file to your desktop.
Important : If you are not using Outlook 2003 or an up to date version of Windows XP and you plan to access your Exchange mailbox using VPN, do not download this configuration file. Follow the article How to manually configure Outlook 2003 and then rejoin this guide at step 6. Step 7: Close Outlook 2003, if it is running, and double-click the configuration file. It will be named after your mailbox username. Example : If your email address is george@mildred.com, the file would be name george_config.prf. Step 8: A security warning may appear, saying that the file is from an unknown publisher. Click the OK button to continue opening the file. Another window will open, warning you that running the file will make changes to your email settings. Click the Yes button to continue. Step 9: Outlook will attempt to connect to the Exchange server, prompting you for your mailbox password.
Outlook is now set up on your computer and will download any email, along with calendar entries, tasks and other content from your Exchange mailbox. Each time you run Outlook, you will be asked for your mailbox password.

Setting up more than one Exchange mailbox Outlook 2003 only supports one Exchange mailbox at a time. However, Windows XP allows you to create multiple email profiles, each for a different Exchange mailbox.

If you already have an Exchange mailbox set up and follow the automatic setup guide above, Windows XP will automatically create a new email profile.

You can set Outlook to ask you which profile to use each time you run it.

Step 1: Close Outlook, if it is running, and click the Windows Start button. Open your Windows Control Panel, then click the Mail icon.
Step 2: Click the Show Profiles button.
Step 3: Select the Prompt for a profile to be used radio button, then click the OK button. Step 4: Open Outlook and, when prompted, choose the email address you want to use. Step 5: You will be asked for your username (your full email address) and password. Note: The last username you used will be automatically entered. You may need to correct this if you used a different profile the last time you ran Outlook Related articles

• How to download and install Outlook 2003.
• How to access your Exchange mailbox using Windows 2000 or Outlook 2000.