I use Outlook Express for my e-mail but want to use Outlook for addresses and
contacts. When I open Outlook 2000, I get an error message stating that
"unable to open default mail folders - Outlook was unable to start because a
place to send and receive mail was not found. What do I need to setup?

Hi,

The first thing you should try is to create a new Outlook profile. Please follow the steps outlined in the following Knowledge Base (KB) article to create a new Outlook profile.

829918 How to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;829918

Regards,

Scott Atkins MCSE, MCSA
Partner Technical Lead - Outlook
Microsoft Technical Support
for Platforms and Business Applications
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I use Outlook Express for my e-mail but want to use Outlook for addresses and
contacts. When I open Outlook 2000, I get an error message stating that
"unable to open default mail folders - Outlook was unable to start because a
place to send and receive mail was not found. What do I need to setup?

Scott Atkins[MSFT] wrote:

The first thing you should try is to create a new Outlook profile.

However, since the OP said he is using Outlook 2000 (most likely in IMO
mode), your article does not apply.
--
Brian Tillman

dcm wrote:

I use Outlook Express for my e-mail but want to use Outlook for
addresses and contacts. When I open Outlook 2000, I get an error
message stating that "unable to open default mail folders - Outlook
was unable to start because a place to send and receive mail was not
found. What do I need to setup?

You need to create a mail account. Use Control Panel's Mail applet to set
one up.
--
Brian Tillman

What if I don't want to use Outlook for mail?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

dcm wrote:

I use Outlook Express for my e-mail but want to use Outlook for
addresses and contacts. When I open Outlook 2000, I get an error
message stating that "unable to open default mail folders - Outlook
was unable to start because a place to send and receive mail was not
found. What do I need to setup?

You need to create a mail account. Use Control Panel's Mail applet to set
one up.
--
Brian Tillman

dcm wrote:

What if I don't want to use Outlook for mail?

You still need a mail account. You can just disable sending and receiving.
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Brian Tillman