Outlook and OE6

[Lynn W]

I am thinking of installing Outlook as I have had some issues forwarding
mail from OE6 which have GIFs and had no trouble forwarding the same
mail from my Outlook account at work. I understand that if I install
Outlook I will still be able to access the Newsgroups, from what I
understand Outlook will launch OE to read the Newsgroups. Does this
then mean that I have to keep OE6 installed so that it can do this?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Yes, Outlook requires OE to be installed, not for news groups, but for the
presence of shared code. If removed, Outlook will throw errors.

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After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:

| I am thinking of installing Outlook as I have had some issues
| forwarding mail from OE6 which have GIFs and had no trouble
| forwarding the same mail from my Outlook account at work. I
| understand that if I install Outlook I will still be able to access
| the Newsgroups, from what I understand Outlook will launch OE to read
| the Newsgroups. Does this then mean that I have to keep OE6
| installed so that it can do this?

 

[Lynn W]

Thank you for your reply. I presume then that all I have to do is
install Outlook and not do anything with OE it will sort itself out? I
understand that there is a set way of importing my Address Book, which I
think I do from Outlook and I export email messages from OE6.

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Lynn
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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
: Yes, Outlook requires OE to be installed, not for news groups, but for
the
: presence of shared code. If removed, Outlook will throw errors.
:
: --
: Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
:
: Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
: unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
: reading.
:
: After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:
:
: | I am thinking of installing Outlook as I have had some issues
: | forwarding mail from OE6 which have GIFs and had no trouble
: | forwarding the same mail from my Outlook account at work. I
: | understand that if I install Outlook I will still be able to access
: | the Newsgroups, from what I understand Outlook will launch OE to
read
: | the Newsgroups. Does this then mean that I have to keep OE6
: | installed so that it can do this?
:
:

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Correct on all counts.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:

| Thank you for your reply. I presume then that all I have to do is
| install Outlook and not do anything with OE it will sort itself out? I
| understand that there is a set way of importing my Address Book,
| which I think I do from Outlook and I export email messages from OE6.
|
|| Yes, Outlook requires OE to be installed, not for news groups, but
|| for the presence of shared code. If removed, Outlook will throw
|| errors.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:
||
||| I am thinking of installing Outlook as I have had some issues
||| forwarding mail from OE6 which have GIFs and had no trouble
||| forwarding the same mail from my Outlook account at work. I
||| understand that if I install Outlook I will still be able to access
||| the Newsgroups, from what I understand Outlook will launch OE to
||| read the Newsgroups. Does this then mean that I have to keep OE6
||| installed so that it can do this?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Does this also apply for Outlook versions after 2000?

Sure does.

 

[Brian Tillman]

And which components, besides the news functionality, are shared by
Outlook 2002/2003 and Outlook Express?

The news functionality isn't shared at all, since Outlook doesn't "do" news.
The HTML rendering is shared, I believe, and there might be other parts.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'am quite sure Outlook 2002/2003 doesn't need Outlook Express really.

I think the proof that it does is the fact that both OL 2002 and 2003
complain if OE isn't installed and won't run.

 

[SgtRich]

I'am quite sure Outlook 2002/2003 doesn't need Outlook Express really.

It certainly does. Try installing Outlook on a computer that does not
contain Outlook Express. You'll get an error message telling you that
Outlook Express is required.