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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: joyceabc on Sunday 19 February 12 12:41 GMT (UK)
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Can some one please explain to me in very easy language the difference between outlook express and outlook. thank you
joyce
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Have a look here.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/outlook-versus-outlook-express-HA001116905.aspx
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That is probably an old article as it refers to Outlook-2003.
Basically Outlook Express has been replaced by Windows Live Mail.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE
Microsoft Outlook is usually a component of Microsoft Office and therefore is not free, whereas Outlook Express/Windows Live Mail is free.
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Outlook = Fully functional product from Microsoft Office
("Functional" = as per their product specification not real life)
("Fully" = as per their expectation not ours)
Outlook Express = Outlook "Lite"
("Lite" = even less functionality) LI mi TE d
Outlook Express = No longer supported = Yippee !
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japeflakes thanks for the link, I did have a look but unfortunately to me is was like reading a foreign language ... sorry.
thanks Herts Heart and downside for your help, that was explained at my level of understanding. ::)
finally how do I know which one I have? I have a feeling it is outlook express.
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If it came preloaded onto your computer it is much more likely to be outlook express than outlook. If you paid extra to have Microsoft Office installed then it could be outlook.
I have just checked my version of outlook and the very top coloured bar on the screen actually says Microsoft Outlook on it. If you go to the help menu heading and select the "About xxx" option it should bring up a page that says explicitly what it is and what version.
Hope that helps (and makes sense :))
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Sorry my answer was not very helpful.
Is there a specific reason why you want to know the difference. Perhaps that will help
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finally how do I know which one I have? I have a feeling it is outlook express.
I have all my emails sent into Outlook Express(my son tells me it's very old fashioned,buy hey ho ..I like it!) It says Inbox- outlook express at the top left of the page.
Carol
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In case you're unhappy with Outlook/Express, I would recommend Thunderbird. It has a similar interface but is much more powerful. You can download extensions and themes and it is all free - made by the Mozilla foundation, a not for profit organisation based on free, usable internet for all :)
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My computer was second hand so unfortunately I don't know whether it was preloaded.
I have checked my email page and there is no mention of what it is be it outlook express or outlook.
Joyce
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Mine looks like this ;D
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Are you sure you are using either. Seems very strange no mention in the title bar.
What does it say?
This is an Outlook page. Clicking on help (on yours) will also say what it is.
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Okay I think I have got to the bottom of this now. As downside mentioned earlier on, that outlook express was replaced by windows live mail, I think I was using outlook express like you are Carol. I do prefer to use outlook express even though it is out of date but for some reason when I was changed to cable the log in was different I could not get back outlook express (using virgin media was virgin.net). Thanks also for displaying the examples that helped a lot.
thank you
joyce