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Outlook Express: E-mail and newsgroup reader

Learn how to use Outlook Express to stay in touch with friends and family, and share information in newsgroups with other users like you.

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How to: E-mail

Controlling Junk Mail in Outlook Express

Learn about some basic strategies you can use for controlling junk mail in Outlook Express.

Use Outlook or Outlook Express

Find out the differences between Outlook and Outlook Express and how to decide which one is for you.

Set up Outlook Express

Follow these step-by-step instructions to set up an Outlook Express account so you can start sending and receiving e-mail messages.

Set up mail servers in Outlook Express

First learn about the different kinds of mail servers. Then follow the steps to setting yours up with Outlook Express

Compose and send e-mail with Outlook Express

Learn how to create e-mail messages, attach files to your messages, and send them using Outlook Express.

Check, respond to, and print e-mail messages

Learn how to check for new e-mail messages, and then respond to them or print them.

Import items into Outlook Express

With Outlook Express, you can import items, such as address book data, messages, and account settings from other programs, including other mail clients.

Get attachments more safely with Windows XP SP2

Find out how the enhancements in Windows XP SP2 help Outlook Express handle e-mail attachments more safely.

Avoid file corruption in Outlook Express

Learn about e-mail file corruption, the causes, how to avoid it, and how to recover messages if it occurs.

Use multiple e-mail addresses, multiple accounts, and multiple identities in Outlook Express

Find out how to use the many options you have for managing your e-mail accounts with Outlook Express.

Make safer passwords in Outlook Express

Learn best practices for choosing a password, how to configure Outlook Express to remember your passwords, and what to do if Outlook Express forgets them.

Repair Outlook Express

Follow these step-by-step instructions for repairing the causes of "funny" behavior in Outlook Express.

Get the Oulook Express top 10

Find out the answers to the top ten questions asked by Outlook Express users.

How to: Newsgroups

Get news from newsgroups

Tap into a group that shares your passion. Learn how to set up a newsgroup account and find newsgroups that match your interests.

Get newsgroup basics

Learn about the different kinds of newsgroups, how to set up your accounts, and how to behave once you get there.

View and post to newsgroups

Learn how to subscribe to newsgroups and read and post messages using Outlook Express.

Master newsgroups with power user tips

Use Outlook Express features to make working and playing in newsgroups faster, easier, and more productive.

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