Outlook 07 insists on searching for an exchange

[San Diego PC]

The PC I'm working was in a large network environment that used an Exchange
Server. Now they have downsized, moved, and no longer have the Exchange
Server - just a simple LAN.

Problem is that one PC insists that it needs the Exchange Server to start
Outlook 07. I have uninstalled it, reinstalled in a new folder, and even
created a new PST file in a new folder. I have created a login for the
current user of that PC but it cannot send or recieve emails. Even though
when you tell Outlook to 'test settings' it acts fine. When you try to send
an email, it acts like it went through and also puts a copy of it in the sent
box. Yet it cannot send, and I suspect it is because it still wants the
Exchange SErver to be there.

Under account settings, if I try to remove the account with the Server, it
tells me that it cannot because data is being copied to the new account's
settings. So I closed Outlook and tried doing this through the Mail icon in
the control panel. I get the exact same error message.

Please tell me how to stop Outlook 07 from searching for somehting that does
not exist!

-Paul in San Diego

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Sounds like there is something running in the background (roaming profile,
logon script, .etc) that is causing the data is being copied issue. What
happens if you try to logon with a local account rather than domain and then
setup a POP3/IMAP account in Outlook. If this works and Outlook behaves
normally, then you know it is something that comes from the domain. If it
fails, then you have to figure out what is on the PC that is causing the
Exchange profile to be (re)built.

The PC I'm working was in a large network environment that used an Exchange
Server. Now they have downsized, moved, and no longer have the Exchange
Server - just a simple LAN.

Problem is that one PC insists that it needs the Exchange Server to start
Outlook 07. I have uninstalled it, reinstalled in a new folder, and even
created a new PST file in a new folder. I have created a login for the
current user of that PC but it cannot send or recieve emails. Even though
when you tell Outlook to 'test settings' it acts fine. When you try to send
an email, it acts like it went through and also puts a copy of it in the
sent
box. Yet it cannot send, and I suspect it is because it still wants the
Exchange SErver to be there.

Under account settings, if I try to remove the account with the Server, it
tells me that it cannot because data is being copied to the new account's
settings. So I closed Outlook and tried doing this through the Mail icon in
the control panel. I get the exact same error message.

Please tell me how to stop Outlook 07 from searching for somehting that does
not exist!

-Paul in San Diego

 

[Roady [MVP]]

What happens when you start with a completely new mail profile instead of
altering the current one?
See http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

 

[San Diego PC]

Neo, I couldn't get Outlook to log in WITHOUT looking to the domain. The
dropdown box only shows the domain as it starts, and there are no other
choices. I think that's the root of the problem. How do I tell it NOT to
look for the domain?

 

[San Diego PC]

When I use the MAIL applet in the control panel, it brings up exactly the
same dialog box that Outlook does. I have indeed, added a new email profile
to Outlook - that is the only reason I'm working on that particular computer.
I did it through Outlook though, not the Control Panel applet.

I did try to remove Exchange Server login via that Control Panel applet
though, and got the exact same results as when I tried doing it from within
Outlook. So I tend to think that it will be the same for adding a new user.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Can you take a screenshot of the dialog in question because Outlook doesn't
give a hoot about domains. I say this because one should be able to logon
to a windows workstation that is part of a workgroup (or local logon) and
still be able to define/access a Microsoft Exchange account.

Neo, I couldn't get Outlook to log in WITHOUT looking to the domain. The
dropdown box only shows the domain as it starts, and there are no other
choices. I think that's the root of the problem. How do I tell it NOT to
look for the domain?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You didn't recreate your mail profile if you did it via Outlook. Removing
and adding an email account is not the same as recreating your mail profile.

Control Panel-> Mail-> button Show Profiles...
Press the Add... button to create a new mail profile.
Then remove the old one or configure Outlook to prompt you for the mail
profile so you can start Outlook with the newly create mail profile.
More detailed instructions can be found in the link I gave you.