Diane,
Unfortunately, I am an inveterate tinkerer, quite comfortable editing the
registry, etc. As my wife says, I know just enough to get myself into
trouble. But then, I can usually find my way out with the help of scanreg
/restore so it becomes a form of fun/therapy for an old retired electrical
engineer.
My first tasks, should I go to Vista, would be to strip out all of the MS
security "features" -- if that's possible -- and install AV (Avast!),
firewall (ZA), Host file, SpyBot S&D, AdAware, SpywareBlaster, all of which
have served me well with my Win98 machine. Of course, I will keep the old
dog readily at hand should I really screw up the new machine. Lots of
fun/tribulations ahead!
Thanks for you help and comments.
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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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Wives are smart. :) Vista (or Windows XP for that matter) had a learning
curve when coming from the win9x series, but if you are just a user and not
a tinkerer, its easier to adjust. Vista's security annoys people who like to
get 'under the hood'.
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"bobster" bogus.net> wrote in message
news:%%231DI18jiIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...> Don't think I will mess with it. Actually, with OE6 and Hotmail, I have
> all
> the communication functionality I need. As my wife sez, don't mess with
> your computer if it is working and provides you with what you need.
> Surprisingly, my old dog does that pretty well. Hate to think of giving
> up
> 10 years of experience with Win98 and going to a mew Vista machine. At
> age
> 78, I may be too old to learn it. One can hope.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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> news:832F5313-974D-476D-B3E1-251975C09230@microsoft.com...
> it should only install outlook, not ie - but I'm shocked it still works. I
> thought it wasn't available online anymore.
>
> Honestly I would not mess with it - its not worth it. What features do you
> need?
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> "bobster" bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:Oe01ZHfiIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...>> Diane,
>> As an aside, I do have a copy of outlook98setup.exe on my computer but
>> when
>> I try to download it, it will only let me download Outlook98 AND IE4.
>> There
>> seems to be now way to just download Outlook98. I sure don't want to try
>> this and end up with IE4 replacing my fully updated IE6! Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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>> news:43FA8DD1-53D3-4CAA-9B4B-3C3CF20583EA@microsoft.com...
>> Yes. you are due. :) As bad as OE is, it is much better that Outlook 97.
>> I
>> tried it once and gave up - I stuck with the old messaging client until
>> outlook 98 came out.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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>>
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>>
>> "bobster" bogus.net> wrote in message
>> news:eWdOVjXiIHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...>>> You are right, I am giving up on Outlook 97. I finally got it to
>>> receive
>>> but not transmit. I'll stick with OE6 and Hotmail until I get a new
>>> computer. Had this 300 MHz P2, Win 98 machine for 10 years. I'm due!
>>>
>>> Thanks anyway.
>>>
>>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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>>> news:EB2014BB-56E1-4EF9-A453-7514F08D60CE@microsoft.com...
>>> what features do you need?
>>>
>>> see http://www.slipstick.com/archive/ol/imep.htm for what you need to
>>> use
>>> pop3 with outlook 97. I highly recommend upgrading to a modern version.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
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>>>
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>>>
>>> "bobster" bogus.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uUODZ3UiIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...>>>> I have a copy of Outlook 97 on my old 300MHz, Windows 98 computer. I
>>>> have
>>>> used Outlook Express 6 for my mail client for several years but now
>>>> want
>>>> to
>>>> also use Outlook 97 because of some of its features the OE6 doesn't
>>>> have.
>>>> I
>>>> have been unable to figure out how to do this. There is no hookup
>>>> wizard
>>>> or
>>>> anything I can find in the "accounts" or "options" in Outlook 97 that
>>>> allows
>>>> me to connect to my Comcast provider. Can someone lead me through a
>>>> connection procedure?
>>>>
>>>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>
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