Outlook Express: Change Default Connection
Published 07/04/2005 16:01 |
Updated 15/02/2008 18:05
How can I change the default dial-up connection for Outlook Express?Check your Outlook Express settings
When you use Outlook Express, you may receive an error message telling you that a dial-up networking connection is already established.
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This is caused if your email account is set to use different Internet settings to your default Internet connection. It's easy to fix by following these instructions:
- Open Outlook Express
- Select the Tools menu and click on Accounts
- Select the Mail tab
- For each mail account (normally pop.officelink.esat.net) carry out the following:
- Highlight the account with a single left click of your mouse, then click on Properties
- Select the Connection tab
- Remove the tick from the checkbox marked 'Always connect to this account using...'
- Click Apply, then click OK
- Once you have completed the above steps for all mail accounts, click Close to use Outlook Express.
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