You'd be better off posting to an outlook group, rather than an o/s group
"Kris63" <Kris63@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I should mention that the most common error message I get when Outlook
>fails
> to open up is: "Cannot open your default email-folders. Your must
> connect
> to Microsoft Exchange with the current profile before you can synchronize
> your folder with your offline folder files."
>
> "Kris63" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Many seem to have similar or related problems but I haven't been able to
>> find
>> an answer that helps me.
>>
>> Background: New Laptop with Vista Home Premium, MS Office 2007 installed
>> and
>> the office runs Exchange Server 2003 (fully patched as far as I know).
>>
>> Problem: Cannot connect to the exchange server using HTTP (had no
>> problems
>> with old laptop running XP).
>>
>> Facts: (i) finding my mail box/username on the Exchange Server during the
>> Mail setup process on my laptop - no problem; (ii) setting up the
>> connection
>> using HTTP via proxy settings - no problem; (iii) completeing the Mail
>> setup
>> - no problem.
>>
>> Symptoms: When I open up Outlook, I get prompted for username/pwd (so far
>> so
>> good), but that's it! Either Outlook times out without ever opening up or
>> I
>> get error messages that Outlook can't connect to server.
>>
>> Additional Info: (i) accessing the exchange server via Outlook Web - no
>> problem; (ii) accessing the exchange server via VPN - no problem; (iii)
>> have
>> tried accessing from other laptop also running Vista (same setup) - same
>> problem!!
>>
>> Would be very grateful for soem help (anyone from Microsoft?)
>> Thanks
>>
>>