How to upgrade from Outlook Express to Outlook

How to Import Mail Account Settings

1. In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
2. In the Choose an action to perform box, click Import Internet Mail Account Settings, and then click Next.
3. In the Select the e-mail client to import box, click Microsoft Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook Express or Microsoft Windows Mail, and then click Next.
4. Make sure that the name that is displayed is the name that you want to use, and then click Next.
5. Make sure that the e-mail address is correct, and then click Next.
6. Make sure that the incoming and outgoing mail servers are correct, and then click Next.
7. Make sure that the account name and password are correct, and then click Next.
   
   NOTE: If you are using an MSN, The Microsoft Network, Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) account, you may have to select the Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box.
8. Click the method that you use to connect to the Internet, and then click Next.
9. Click Finish to import your mail account settings.

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How to Set Outlook As the Default E-mail Program

1. Quit Outlook.
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Internet Options icon, and then click the Programs tab.
4. In the E-mail list, click Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Office Outlook, and then click OK to save the changes.

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