Switched to Thunderbird since Outlook is so buggy.
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Horrible bad luck.Originally posted by: dighn
just bad luck then
maybe try eudora?
I wonder if I can convert the data (*.pst) to some other format and then pull it over.
Opera's mail client is pretty good, although I'm not sure if you can import Outlook data. I think you can. Worth a try, and remember that Thunderbird is still considered pre-release, version 0.8. 
Originally posted by: DopeFiend
Opera's mail client is pretty good, although I'm not sure if you can import Outlook data. I think you can. Worth a try, and remember that Thunderbird is still considered pre-release, version 0.8.
Unless they've snuck out two versions since Friday, it's at 0.6
Oh and to the OP, DopeFiend's point is entirely correct anyway, Thunderbird is in a state of "pre-release but believed to be usable" right now.
If you want something that's out of beta, try Mozilla's mail.
This thread is a hoot!!! Outlook is so buggy, yet nothing else will run on your system either??? HMMMM......
Originally posted by: Sunner
Originally posted by: DopeFiend
Opera's mail client is pretty good, although I'm not sure if you can import Outlook data. I think you can. Worth a try, and remember that Thunderbird is still considered pre-release, version 0.8.
Unless they've snuck out two versions since Friday, it's at 0.6
Oh and to the OP, DopeFiend's point is entirely correct anyway, Thunderbird is in a state of "pre-release but believed to be usable" right now.
If you want something that's out of beta, try Mozilla's mail.
Ah yes, of course; Firefox is at 0.8, Thunderbird at 0.6
Megatomic
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Sorry but I've been using Outlook 2000 since it first came out and I've NEVER had it crash or had it crash Windows. It's one of the most stable (albeit not the most secure) apps I use on a regular basis.
I think you may have another problem and Outlook only exacerbated it.
I think you may have another problem and Outlook only exacerbated it.
You need to make OUTLOOK the DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT
before you IMPORT the PST and ADDRESS BOOK into Thunderbird.
This holds true for Outlook 2K, XP, and 2k3.
and reinstalling Windows was going to help the Outlook problem how?
before you IMPORT the PST and ADDRESS BOOK into Thunderbird.
This holds true for Outlook 2K, XP, and 2k3.
and reinstalling Windows was going to help the Outlook problem how?
Nothinman
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Even so I've only seen it crash one or twice since 0.5 and those were probably caused by me upgrading it while it was running.
That makes no sense at all.
Last I saw Outlook used a lot of dlls included with Windows so reinstalling Windows could very well fix a lot of things, depending on the real problem.
I switched to Mozilla Browzer and Mail. I love them. Imported all of my Outlook files easily. I highly recommend it (them).
An added bonus is an end to all popups!
An added bonus is an end to all popups!
I have more issues with Mozilla mail than with thunderbird. I use mozilla for a browser, and thunderbird for an email client.
And I haven't seen it crash. Atleast on the two platforms I run/ran it on.
Well, yes it does. ".PST" files are in a propietary format that can only be read by Outlook. So, to import information from a .pst file into Thunderbird, Thunderbird asks the "DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT" to open the .pst file and pass the information contained therein.
Would that not be breaking Microsoft's OWN RULE about creating seperate DLL's for Windows Certification
(" Designed for Windows ").
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