"Allan" wrote in message
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> "Jim" wrote in message
>>A friend's IT literate relative has changed his email client from Outlook Express
>>to Outlook. He and I don't know why. He is a novice user and seemed to manage OK
>>with Outlook Express. What are the disadvantages or advantages of Outlook against
>>Outlook Express as a novice home users' email client?
> One advantage of Outlook is the ability to export your Inbox and other folders to
> a .csv file. It is a practical way to backup your email messages easily.
For a novice user, I would not recommend Outlook over Outlook Express, as the novice
user will have no need for most of the business-oriented features of Outlook. I
would normally recommend either Outlook Express of the free third-party email client
Mozilla Thunderbird, for novice and even intermediate users. I personally have no
need for Outlook, and do not care for it. YMMV.
Note that Outlook is NOT free. It is part of the Microsoft Office Suite, and may
also be bought standalone for over $100US. Does your friend have Office installed
on his system?
Switching back to Outlook Express is simple enough, by clicking the Start button>
Control Panel> Internet Options> Programs tab, and in the drop-down lists for Email
and for News, select Outlook Express, then click Apply/OK.
See also:
Differences between Outlook and Outlook Express
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257824"]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257824[/URL]
Microsoft Outlook vs. Outlook Express
[URL="http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olexpr.asp"]http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olexpr.asp[/URL]
>> Stay informed about: Home user email Outlook or Outlook Express 
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