How to Configure Outlook for Windows XP
If you want to configure Microsoft Office Outlook XP, follow the procedure given below:-
- Go to Start > Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Outlook.
- In the main menu click on Tools.
- Click E-mail Accounts.
- A small dialog box will appear in front of you. Click on the option ‘Add a new e-mail account’.
- Click Next.
- A list of Server Type will be shown to you. Select POP3 and then click Next.
- In the small window of Internet E-mail Settings (POP3), enter Your Name and E-mail Address under User Information section & enter User Name and Password under Logon Information section.
- In another section of Server Information, enter your Incoming Mail Server (POP3) address (e.g. yourdomain.com) & Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) address (e.g. smtp.yourdomain.com).
- Next click on the button ‘More Settings’.
- Another dialog box will appear on your screen, click on Advanced tab.
- Under the Delivery section, ensure that the option ‘Leave a copy of messages on server’ is unmarked. It will help your e-mail client to automatically download your Inbox e-mail messages to your local machine.
- Click OK.
- Now click Finish.