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Use Outlook express on two users in XP

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by whatever

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Hi,I've recently upgraded from win 98se to win XP. I need to have to desktops (user profiles) one for myself and one for my wife. in win 98se we could share the same,favs,inbox and all local folders whilst using Outlook Express. But in win XP it seems that when one user downloads the mail the other can't see it and it's the same from the other user. we are both logged on as administators. What we want is to both have the same outlook express programs so we see each others mail and local mail folders....please help i don't have much hair left....Mark

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by thechas

The favorites should be fairly easy.
Just copy them into the all users\favorites folder under documents and settings.

You may be able to do the same thing for your OE files.
Start by copying one set of OE files into the all users\application data\microsoft folder.
Then, change OE to use that folder for each account.

Chas

by carrie_ann_35

When you created your 2nd profile did you copy the first then log off then go into the second profile and change what you wanted. And anything you didnt change should stay the same as the first user profile. But if you did it through two admin accounts instead of two profiles You will have to copy favorite and share the Outlook express so that both users will get the mail.

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