Outlook 2007 incorrectly configured in Windows 7

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Mark R. Brown

I'm running Windows 7 and Outlook 2007. The first time I opened Outlook 2007,
I incorrectly configured the mail server as MS Exchange instead of POP3.
After a couple failures to connect, it says the OST file is not valid and
closes. I have no way to get around this, and the problem is that I can't
open outlook 2007 to fix it.

I've read other threads about going into CP and using Mail applet to remove
the profile. In Windows 7 there is no mail applet in control panel.

Also attempted to use "Outlook.exe /firstrun") with flags from the command
line and this failed.

What can I do to get Outlook reconfigured as the POP3 server?
 
The mail applet should be there. If not, you should be able to run it
directly.

c:\program files\microsoft office\office 12\mlcfg32.cpl
 
if you have 64bit OS, the Mail applet is in the 32bit group. You can type
Mail in the Start search field and it'll come up under a group named Control
panel.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]
 
Or just switch your view from "Category" to Large or Small Icons and don't
have to worry about the 32bit group folder as it doesn't exist in these
views.

Diane Poremsky said:
if you have 64bit OS, the Mail applet is in the 32bit group. You can type
Mail in the Start search field and it'll come up under a group named
Control panel.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]



Mark R. Brown said:
I'm running Windows 7 and Outlook 2007. The first time I opened Outlook
2007,
I incorrectly configured the mail server as MS Exchange instead of POP3.
After a couple failures to connect, it says the OST file is not valid and
closes. I have no way to get around this, and the problem is that I can't
open outlook 2007 to fix it.

I've read other threads about going into CP and using Mail applet to
remove
the profile. In Windows 7 there is no mail applet in control panel.

Also attempted to use "Outlook.exe /firstrun") with flags from the
command
line and this failed.

What can I do to get Outlook reconfigured as the POP3 server?
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Mark R. Brown said:
I've read other threads about going into CP and using Mail applet to
remove
the profile. In Windows 7 there is no mail applet in control panel.
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If you are using the by "Category" view of Control Panel then it's under
User Accounts.
 
I think Category view should be banned - but every view in Win7's Control
panel annoys me so I started typing Mail (or whatever applet I needed) in
the Start search field and let search do the work. It's about as fast as
displaying control panel as a menu and selecting it from there (the menu
renders slow here).

I use the start search field to open any program not pinned to my task bar
or start menu - I never browse the Programs menu, except when I don't
remember the program name (ie, rarely used utilities).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]



neo said:
Or just switch your view from "Category" to Large or Small Icons and don't
have to worry about the 32bit group folder as it doesn't exist in these
views.

Diane Poremsky said:
if you have 64bit OS, the Mail applet is in the 32bit group. You can
type Mail in the Start search field and it'll come up under a group named
Control panel.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]



Mark R. Brown said:
I'm running Windows 7 and Outlook 2007. The first time I opened Outlook
2007,
I incorrectly configured the mail server as MS Exchange instead of POP3.
After a couple failures to connect, it says the OST file is not valid
and
closes. I have no way to get around this, and the problem is that I
can't
open outlook 2007 to fix it.

I've read other threads about going into CP and using Mail applet to
remove
the profile. In Windows 7 there is no mail applet in control panel.

Also attempted to use "Outlook.exe /firstrun") with flags from the
command
line and this failed.

What can I do to get Outlook reconfigured as the POP3 server?
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Click to expand...
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