uninstalling IE8

You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express (or
anything else that require access to the Internet), until you
have established a connection to the Internet. Your connection
could be:

a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service
Provider via a broadband router and/or modem or
b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external analogue
modem (old technology - will not apply, if you have a broadband
connection already).

If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection, you
should seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's help
line.

Once you have established the Internet connection, you will need
to configure Outlook Express.

The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on click on
Tools / Internet Options / Programs. Select Outlook Express as
the default program for Email and for newsgroups. Save your
changes. Also, check that you can access web pages.

Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet
Connection Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard, if
it tries to start.) By default, Outlook Express will share an
existing Internet connection with Internet Explorer - so you
should be able to set up your mail and newsgroup accounts in OE.



"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, Robear,
>
> I used my desktop computer to post.
>
> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I
> mentioned to Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the
> following screen:
>
> Internet Connection Wizard
> This computer does not have an internet connection.
> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the
> Internet service
> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use
> the New
> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do
> you want to
> do?
>
> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network
> with my other computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the
> laptop I bought a year ago, a friend set up the wireless
> connection (big mistake on my part; I should have learned then
> what to do).
>
> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was
> simply right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray,
> choose my network by name, and type in the key. That connected
> me wirelessly to the internet.
>
> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start
> sending and receiving email.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6)
>> installed, Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or
>> didn't you use your netbook to post)?
>>
>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open
>> Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make
>> sure the OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>
>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>> --
>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>> www.banthecheck.com
>>
>>
>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated)
>>> came with IE8.
>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this
>>> computer. Do I
>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could
>>> someone point me to
>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and
>>> OE6?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>
>
>

Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home, and the netbook is
connected to the internet. I think, though, that my internet connection is
much the same as if I did it at a Wi-Fi hotspot rather than making the
netbook part of my network. Maybe that's the missing element.

Since I do have access to the internet through Internet Explorer, I opened
it as you suggested and clicked on the Programs tab in Tools. It's already
set up for Outlook Express for both email and newsgroups.

What next?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
news:O7O$...
> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express (or anything
> else that require access to the Internet), until you have established a
> connection to the Internet. Your connection could be:
>
> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service Provider via a
> broadband router and/or modem or
> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external analogue modem
> (old technology - will not apply, if you have a broadband connection
> already).
>
> If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection, you should
> seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's help line.
>
> Once you have established the Internet connection, you will need to
> configure Outlook Express.
>
> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on click on Tools /
> Internet Options / Programs. Select Outlook Express as the default
> program for Email and for newsgroups. Save your changes. Also, check
> that you can access web pages.
>
> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet Connection
> Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard, if it tries to start.)
> By default, Outlook Express will share an existing Internet connection
> with Internet Explorer - so you should be able to set up your mail and
> newsgroup accounts in OE.
>
>
>
> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, Robear,
>>
>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>
>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I mentioned to
>> Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the following screen:
>>
>> Internet Connection Wizard
>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the Internet
>> service
>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use the New
>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do you want
>> to
>> do?
>>
>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network with my
>> other computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the laptop I bought a
>> year ago, a friend set up the wireless connection (big mistake on my
>> part; I should have learned then what to do).
>>
>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was simply
>> right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray, choose my network by
>> name, and type in the key. That connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>>
>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start sending and
>> receiving email.
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6) installed,
>>> Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or didn't you use your
>>> netbook to post)?
>>>
>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open Add/Remove
>>> Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make sure the OE option is
>>> checked, then reboot.
>>>
>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>> --
>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated) came with
>>>> IE8.
>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this computer.
>>>> Do I
>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could someone point
>>>> me to
>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and OE6?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>
>>

It is not essential to add the netbook to your home network, if
you only want to access the Internet. However, you should do so,
if your require file and printer sharing facilities with other
computers on the network. Otherwise, your Internet connection
should work in exactly the same way as it does at a Wi-Fi
hotspot.

Obviously, you will still need to establish a wired or wireless
connection to the router. A wireless connection should will be
security protected, so you will require the wireless password.
Once the net-book has connected to the router, open Internet
Explorer and open Google or any other web-page, to confirm that
you have an Internet connection that works.

Then, open Outlook Express and if necessary, cancel the
connection wizard.

Then, click on Tools / Options... / Connection. Under Internet
connection, click on Change. Beneath the list of dial-up and
virtual private networks (which should be empty), select "Never
dial a connection". Click on Apply, followed by OK.

At the bottom right hand side of the main window in Outlook
Express, the footer should read "Working on-line". If so, you
will merely need to add your email (and news) accounts to Outlook
Express. (Tools / Accounts / Add).



"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home, and
> the netbook is connected to the internet. I think, though, that
> my internet connection is much the same as if I did it at a
> Wi-Fi hotspot rather than making the netbook part of my
> network. Maybe that's the missing element.
>
> Since I do have access to the internet through Internet
> Explorer, I opened it as you suggested and clicked on the
> Programs tab in Tools. It's already set up for Outlook Express
> for both email and newsgroups.
>
> What next?
>
> Thank you again!
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
> news:O7O$...
>> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express
>> (or anything else that require access to the Internet), until
>> you have established a connection to the Internet. Your
>> connection could be:
>>
>> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service
>> Provider via a broadband router and/or modem or
>> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
>> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external
>> analogue modem (old technology - will not apply, if you have a
>> broadband connection already).
>>
>> If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection,
>> you should seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's
>> help line.
>>
>> Once you have established the Internet connection, you will
>> need to configure Outlook Express.
>>
>> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on click
>> on Tools / Internet Options / Programs. Select Outlook
>> Express as the default program for Email and for newsgroups.
>> Save your changes. Also, check that you can access web pages.
>>
>> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet
>> Connection Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard,
>> if it tries to start.) By default, Outlook Express will share
>> an existing Internet connection with Internet Explorer - so
>> you should be able to set up your mail and newsgroup accounts
>> in OE.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi, Robear,
>>>
>>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>>
>>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I
>>> mentioned to Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the
>>> following screen:
>>>
>>> Internet Connection Wizard
>>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the
>>> Internet service
>>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use
>>> the New
>>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What
>>> do you want to
>>> do?
>>>
>>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the
>>> network with my other computers, but I'm not sure what to do.
>>> With the laptop I bought a year ago, a friend set up the
>>> wireless connection (big mistake on my part; I should have
>>> learned then what to do).
>>>
>>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was
>>> simply right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray,
>>> choose my network by name, and type in the key. That
>>> connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>>>
>>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start
>>> sending and receiving email.
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6)
>>>> installed, Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or
>>>> didn't you use your netbook to post)?
>>>>
>>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open
>>>> Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make
>>>> sure the OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>>>
>>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>>> --
>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully
>>>>> updated) came with IE8.
>>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto
>>>>> this computer. Do I
>>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could
>>>>> someone point me to
>>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and
>>>>> OE6?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account] | Properties | Connection | Always
connect using... (uncheck)

Jo-Anne wrote:
> Hi, Robear,
>
> I used my desktop computer to post.
>
> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I mentioned to
> Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the following screen:
>
> Internet Connection Wizard
> This computer does not have an internet connection.
> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the Internet
> service
> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use the New
> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do you want to
> do?
>
> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network with my
> other
> computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the laptop I bought a year
> ago,
> a friend set up the wireless connection (big mistake on my part; I should
> have learned then what to do).
>
> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was simply
> right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray, choose my network by
> name, and type in the key. That connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>
> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start sending and
> receiving email.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6) installed, Jo-Anne.
>> In fact, you posted here using OE (or didn't you use your netbook to
>> post)?
>>
>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open Add/Remove
>> Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make sure the OE option is
>> checked, then reboot.
>>
>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>> --
>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>> www.banthecheck.com
>>
>>
>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated) came with
>>> IE8.
>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this computer.
>>> Do
>>> I
>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could someone point
>>> me
>>> to
>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and OE6?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne

Thank you, Bob! I'll try again later today. But here's the problem: I DO
have an internet connection; I've been successfully using Internet Explorer
to download security updates and to visit many websites.

However, when I click on Outlook Express, I'm NOT getting that program.
Instead I'm getting the Internet Connection Wizard, which contains the
statement that I do not have an internet connection and that I'll need to
either view the ISP offer provided by the computer manufacturer or run the
New Connection Wizard so I can select another connection method.

Those are the only two options. I cannot open Outlook Express, and I there
is no other option in the Internet Connection Wizard.

Any idea of why this is happening?

Jo-Anne

"Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It is not essential to add the netbook to your home network, if you only
> want to access the Internet. However, you should do so, if your require
> file and printer sharing facilities with other computers on the network.
> Otherwise, your Internet connection should work in exactly the same way as
> it does at a Wi-Fi hotspot.
>
> Obviously, you will still need to establish a wired or wireless connection
> to the router. A wireless connection should will be security protected,
> so you will require the wireless password. Once the net-book has connected
> to the router, open Internet Explorer and open Google or any other
> web-page, to confirm that you have an Internet connection that works.
>
> Then, open Outlook Express and if necessary, cancel the connection wizard.
>
> Then, click on Tools / Options... / Connection. Under Internet
> connection, click on Change. Beneath the list of dial-up and virtual
> private networks (which should be empty), select "Never dial a
> connection". Click on Apply, followed by OK.
>
> At the bottom right hand side of the main window in Outlook Express, the
> footer should read "Working on-line". If so, you will merely need to add
> your email (and news) accounts to Outlook Express. (Tools / Accounts /
> Add).
>
>
>
> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home, and the netbook
>> is connected to the internet. I think, though, that my internet
>> connection is much the same as if I did it at a Wi-Fi hotspot rather than
>> making the netbook part of my network. Maybe that's the missing element.
>>
>> Since I do have access to the internet through Internet Explorer, I
>> opened it as you suggested and clicked on the Programs tab in Tools. It's
>> already set up for Outlook Express for both email and newsgroups.
>>
>> What next?
>>
>> Thank you again!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>> news:O7O$...
>>> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express (or
>>> anything else that require access to the Internet), until you have
>>> established a connection to the Internet. Your connection could be:
>>>
>>> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service Provider via
>>> a broadband router and/or modem or
>>> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
>>> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external analogue modem
>>> (old technology - will not apply, if you have a broadband connection
>>> already).
>>>
>>> If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection, you should
>>> seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's help line.
>>>
>>> Once you have established the Internet connection, you will need to
>>> configure Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on click on Tools
>>> / Internet Options / Programs. Select Outlook Express as the default
>>> program for Email and for newsgroups. Save your changes. Also, check
>>> that you can access web pages.
>>>
>>> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet Connection
>>> Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard, if it tries to start.)
>>> By default, Outlook Express will share an existing Internet connection
>>> with Internet Explorer - so you should be able to set up your mail and
>>> newsgroup accounts in OE.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi, Robear,
>>>>
>>>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>>>
>>>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I mentioned to
>>>> Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the following screen:
>>>>
>>>> Internet Connection Wizard
>>>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>>>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the Internet
>>>> service
>>>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use the New
>>>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do you want
>>>> to
>>>> do?
>>>>
>>>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network with my
>>>> other computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the laptop I bought
>>>> a year ago, a friend set up the wireless connection (big mistake on my
>>>> part; I should have learned then what to do).
>>>>
>>>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was simply
>>>> right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray, choose my network
>>>> by name, and type in the key. That connected me wirelessly to the
>>>> internet.
>>>>
>>>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start sending
>>>> and receiving email.
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6) installed,
>>>>> Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or didn't you use your
>>>>> netbook to post)?
>>>>>
>>>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open
>>>>> Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make sure the
>>>>> OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>>>> --
>>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated) came
>>>>>> with IE8.
>>>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this
>>>>>> computer. Do I
>>>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could someone
>>>>>> point me to
>>>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and OE6?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

Hi, again, Robear. See my latest response to Bob Lucas. The issue is that I
am NOT getting into OE at all. Every time I click on it, I get the Internet
Connection Wizard I quoted below.

I'm at a loss on what to do next!

Jo-Anne

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:eeaic$...
> OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account] | Properties | Connection | Always
> connect using... (uncheck)
>
> Jo-Anne wrote:
>> Hi, Robear,
>>
>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>
>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I mentioned to
>> Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the following screen:
>>
>> Internet Connection Wizard
>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the Internet
>> service
>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use the New
>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do you want
>> to
>> do?
>>
>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network with my
>> other
>> computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the laptop I bought a year
>> ago,
>> a friend set up the wireless connection (big mistake on my part; I should
>> have learned then what to do).
>>
>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was simply
>> right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray, choose my network by
>> name, and type in the key. That connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>>
>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start sending and
>> receiving email.
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6) installed,
>>> Jo-Anne.
>>> In fact, you posted here using OE (or didn't you use your netbook to
>>> post)?
>>>
>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open Add/Remove
>>> Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make sure the OE option is
>>> checked, then reboot.
>>>
>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>> --
>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated) came with
>>>> IE8.
>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this computer.
>>>> Do
>>>> I
>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could someone point
>>>> me
>>>> to
>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and OE6?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>

In that case, you may need to run the wizard? One of the options
is to "Set up a home or small office network - connect to an
existing home or small office network or set up a new one". That
might resolve your problem.

If not, you will probably need to use Control Panel / Network
setup wizard, and add the netbook to your home network. Tip -
make sure all computers on the network have the same Workgroup
name (by default, this will probably be MSHOME).

Once the netbook has been added to your home network, run the
Internet Connection wizard again.


"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Thank you, Bob! I'll try again later today. But here's the
> problem: I DO have an internet connection; I've been
> successfully using Internet Explorer to download security
> updates and to visit many websites.
>
> However, when I click on Outlook Express, I'm NOT getting that
> program. Instead I'm getting the Internet Connection Wizard,
> which contains the statement that I do not have an internet
> connection and that I'll need to either view the ISP offer
> provided by the computer manufacturer or run the New Connection
> Wizard so I can select another connection method.
>
> Those are the only two options. I cannot open Outlook Express,
> and I there is no other option in the Internet Connection
> Wizard.
>
> Any idea of why this is happening?
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> It is not essential to add the netbook to your home network,
>> if you only want to access the Internet. However, you should
>> do so, if your require file and printer sharing facilities
>> with other computers on the network. Otherwise, your Internet
>> connection should work in exactly the same way as it does at a
>> Wi-Fi hotspot.
>>
>> Obviously, you will still need to establish a wired or
>> wireless connection to the router. A wireless connection
>> should will be security protected, so you will require the
>> wireless password. Once the net-book has connected to the
>> router, open Internet Explorer and open Google or any other
>> web-page, to confirm that you have an Internet connection that
>> works.
>>
>> Then, open Outlook Express and if necessary, cancel the
>> connection wizard.
>>
>> Then, click on Tools / Options... / Connection. Under
>> Internet connection, click on Change. Beneath the list of
>> dial-up and virtual private networks (which should be empty),
>> select "Never dial a connection". Click on Apply, followed by
>> OK.
>>
>> At the bottom right hand side of the main window in Outlook
>> Express, the footer should read "Working on-line". If so, you
>> will merely need to add your email (and news) accounts to
>> Outlook Express. (Tools / Accounts / Add).
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home, and
>>> the netbook is connected to the internet. I think, though,
>>> that my internet connection is much the same as if I did it
>>> at a Wi-Fi hotspot rather than making the netbook part of my
>>> network. Maybe that's the missing element.
>>>
>>> Since I do have access to the internet through Internet
>>> Explorer, I opened it as you suggested and clicked on the
>>> Programs tab in Tools. It's already set up for Outlook
>>> Express for both email and newsgroups.
>>>
>>> What next?
>>>
>>> Thank you again!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>>> news:O7O$...
>>>> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook
>>>> Express (or anything else that require access to the
>>>> Internet), until you have established a connection to the
>>>> Internet. Your connection could be:
>>>>
>>>> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service
>>>> Provider via a broadband router and/or modem or
>>>> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
>>>> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external
>>>> analogue modem (old technology - will not apply, if you have
>>>> a broadband connection already).
>>>>
>>>> If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection,
>>>> you should seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's
>>>> help line.
>>>>
>>>> Once you have established the Internet connection, you will
>>>> need to configure Outlook Express.
>>>>
>>>> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on
>>>> click on Tools / Internet Options / Programs. Select
>>>> Outlook Express as the default program for Email and for
>>>> newsgroups. Save your changes. Also, check that you can
>>>> access web pages.
>>>>
>>>> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet
>>>> Connection Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard,
>>>> if it tries to start.) By default, Outlook Express will
>>>> share an existing Internet connection with Internet
>>>> Explorer - so you should be able to set up your mail and
>>>> newsgroup accounts in OE.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Hi, Robear,
>>>>>
>>>>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I
>>>>> mentioned to Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the
>>>>> following screen:
>>>>>
>>>>> Internet Connection Wizard
>>>>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>>>>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the
>>>>> Internet service
>>>>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or
>>>>> use the New
>>>>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What
>>>>> do you want to
>>>>> do?
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the
>>>>> network with my other computers, but I'm not sure what to
>>>>> do. With the laptop I bought a year ago, a friend set up
>>>>> the wireless connection (big mistake on my part; I should
>>>>> have learned then what to do).
>>>>>
>>>>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was
>>>>> simply right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray,
>>>>> choose my network by name, and type in the key. That
>>>>> connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to
>>>>> start sending and receiving email.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6)
>>>>>> installed, Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or
>>>>>> didn't you use your netbook to post)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not,
>>>>>> open Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components
>>>>>> and make sure the OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully
>>>>>>> updated) came with IE8.
>>>>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto
>>>>>>> this computer. Do I
>>>>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could
>>>>>>> someone point me to
>>>>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and
>>>>>>> OE6?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Thank you, Bob! OE started working last night, and I have no idea why.

I right-clicked on one of the connection icons in the system tray, which
opened something in Windows Explorer with four files/programs(?). Two of
them were wizards, one said Local Area Connection, and I can't remember what
the other was. I double-clicked on each wizard (one at a time) but became
intimidated each time, decided not to follow through, and exited. I also
double-clicked on Local Area Connection, didn't do anything, and exited; I
then clicked on the fourth thing and exited it too. So I "touched" four
elements but didn't do anything with them.

I then decided I'd start over by trying to open Outlook Express again. I
figured I could choose the second connectivity option in the screen that I'd
been getting in place of OE and see where it took me. I double-clicked the
OE icon; and, to my amazement, the program opened. I "restored" all my
messages and my address book from my desktop computer, and now I have OE
configured and working.

I wish I knew how it happened.

Jo-Anne

"Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In that case, you may need to run the wizard? One of the options is to
> "Set up a home or small office network - connect to an existing home or
> small office network or set up a new one". That might resolve your
> problem.
>
> If not, you will probably need to use Control Panel / Network setup
> wizard, and add the netbook to your home network. Tip - make sure all
> computers on the network have the same Workgroup name (by default, this
> will probably be MSHOME).
>
> Once the netbook has been added to your home network, run the Internet
> Connection wizard again.
>
>
> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thank you, Bob! I'll try again later today. But here's the problem: I DO
>> have an internet connection; I've been successfully using Internet
>> Explorer to download security updates and to visit many websites.
>>
>> However, when I click on Outlook Express, I'm NOT getting that program.
>> Instead I'm getting the Internet Connection Wizard, which contains the
>> statement that I do not have an internet connection and that I'll need to
>> either view the ISP offer provided by the computer manufacturer or run
>> the New Connection Wizard so I can select another connection method.
>>
>> Those are the only two options. I cannot open Outlook Express, and I
>> there is no other option in the Internet Connection Wizard.
>>
>> Any idea of why this is happening?
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> It is not essential to add the netbook to your home network, if you only
>>> want to access the Internet. However, you should do so, if your require
>>> file and printer sharing facilities with other computers on the network.
>>> Otherwise, your Internet connection should work in exactly the same way
>>> as it does at a Wi-Fi hotspot.
>>>
>>> Obviously, you will still need to establish a wired or wireless
>>> connection to the router. A wireless connection should will be security
>>> protected, so you will require the wireless password. Once the net-book
>>> has connected to the router, open Internet Explorer and open Google or
>>> any other web-page, to confirm that you have an Internet connection that
>>> works.
>>>
>>> Then, open Outlook Express and if necessary, cancel the connection
>>> wizard.
>>>
>>> Then, click on Tools / Options... / Connection. Under Internet
>>> connection, click on Change. Beneath the list of dial-up and virtual
>>> private networks (which should be empty), select "Never dial a
>>> connection". Click on Apply, followed by OK.
>>>
>>> At the bottom right hand side of the main window in Outlook Express, the
>>> footer should read "Working on-line". If so, you will merely need to
>>> add your email (and news) accounts to Outlook Express. (Tools /
>>> Accounts / Add).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home, and the
>>>> netbook is connected to the internet. I think, though, that my internet
>>>> connection is much the same as if I did it at a Wi-Fi hotspot rather
>>>> than making the netbook part of my network. Maybe that's the missing
>>>> element.
>>>>
>>>> Since I do have access to the internet through Internet Explorer, I
>>>> opened it as you suggested and clicked on the Programs tab in Tools.
>>>> It's already set up for Outlook Express for both email and newsgroups.
>>>>
>>>> What next?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you again!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:O7O$...
>>>>> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express (or
>>>>> anything else that require access to the Internet), until you have
>>>>> established a connection to the Internet. Your connection could be:
>>>>>
>>>>> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service Provider
>>>>> via a broadband router and/or modem or
>>>>> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
>>>>> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external analogue
>>>>> modem (old technology - will not apply, if you have a broadband
>>>>> connection already).
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't know how to establish your Internet connection, you
>>>>> should seek advice from your Internet Service Provider's help line.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once you have established the Internet connection, you will need to
>>>>> configure Outlook Express.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on click on
>>>>> Tools / Internet Options / Programs. Select Outlook Express as the
>>>>> default program for Email and for newsgroups. Save your changes.
>>>>> Also, check that you can access web pages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet Connection
>>>>> Wizard. (You might need to terminate the wizard, if it tries to
>>>>> start.) By default, Outlook Express will share an existing Internet
>>>>> connection with Internet Explorer - so you should be able to set up
>>>>> your mail and newsgroup accounts in OE.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Hi, Robear,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I mentioned
>>>>>> to Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the following screen:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Internet Connection Wizard
>>>>>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>>>>>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with the Internet
>>>>>> service
>>>>>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or use the New
>>>>>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method. What do you
>>>>>> want to
>>>>>> do?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the network with
>>>>>> my other computers, but I'm not sure what to do. With the laptop I
>>>>>> bought a year ago, a friend set up the wireless connection (big
>>>>>> mistake on my part; I should have learned then what to do).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet was simply
>>>>>> right-click on the wireless icon in the system tray, choose my
>>>>>> network by name, and type in the key. That connected me wirelessly to
>>>>>> the internet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to start sending
>>>>>> and receiving email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6) installed,
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE (or didn't you use your
>>>>>>> netbook to post)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not, open
>>>>>>> Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components and make sure
>>>>>>> the OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully updated) came
>>>>>>>> with IE8.
>>>>>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto this
>>>>>>>> computer. Do I
>>>>>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE? Could someone
>>>>>>>> point me to
>>>>>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7 and OE6?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

I also wish I knew which of the various actions resolved the
problem !!

However, the most important thing is that you have managed to
configure OE on your netbook.



"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Thank you, Bob! OE started working last night, and I have no
> idea why.
>
> I right-clicked on one of the connection icons in the system
> tray, which opened something in Windows Explorer with four
> files/programs(?). Two of them were wizards, one said Local
> Area Connection, and I can't remember what the other was. I
> double-clicked on each wizard (one at a time) but became
> intimidated each time, decided not to follow through, and
> exited. I also double-clicked on Local Area Connection, didn't
> do anything, and exited; I then clicked on the fourth thing and
> exited it too. So I "touched" four elements but didn't do
> anything with them.
>
> I then decided I'd start over by trying to open Outlook Express
> again. I figured I could choose the second connectivity option
> in the screen that I'd been getting in place of OE and see
> where it took me. I double-clicked the OE icon; and, to my
> amazement, the program opened. I "restored" all my messages and
> my address book from my desktop computer, and now I have OE
> configured and working.
>
> I wish I knew how it happened.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> In that case, you may need to run the wizard? One of the
>> options is to "Set up a home or small office network - connect
>> to an existing home or small office network or set up a new
>> one". That might resolve your problem.
>>
>> If not, you will probably need to use Control Panel / Network
>> setup wizard, and add the netbook to your home network. Tip -
>> make sure all computers on the network have the same Workgroup
>> name (by default, this will probably be MSHOME).
>>
>> Once the netbook has been added to your home network, run the
>> Internet Connection wizard again.
>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thank you, Bob! I'll try again later today. But here's the
>>> problem: I DO have an internet connection; I've been
>>> successfully using Internet Explorer to download security
>>> updates and to visit many websites.
>>>
>>> However, when I click on Outlook Express, I'm NOT getting
>>> that program. Instead I'm getting the Internet Connection
>>> Wizard, which contains the statement that I do not have an
>>> internet connection and that I'll need to either view the ISP
>>> offer provided by the computer manufacturer or run the New
>>> Connection Wizard so I can select another connection method.
>>>
>>> Those are the only two options. I cannot open Outlook
>>> Express, and I there is no other option in the Internet
>>> Connection Wizard.
>>>
>>> Any idea of why this is happening?
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> It is not essential to add the netbook to your home network,
>>>> if you only want to access the Internet. However, you
>>>> should do so, if your require file and printer sharing
>>>> facilities with other computers on the network. Otherwise,
>>>> your Internet connection should work in exactly the same way
>>>> as it does at a Wi-Fi hotspot.
>>>>
>>>> Obviously, you will still need to establish a wired or
>>>> wireless connection to the router. A wireless connection
>>>> should will be security protected, so you will require the
>>>> wireless password. Once the net-book has connected to the
>>>> router, open Internet Explorer and open Google or any other
>>>> web-page, to confirm that you have an Internet connection
>>>> that works.
>>>>
>>>> Then, open Outlook Express and if necessary, cancel the
>>>> connection wizard.
>>>>
>>>> Then, click on Tools / Options... / Connection. Under
>>>> Internet connection, click on Change. Beneath the list of
>>>> dial-up and virtual private networks (which should be
>>>> empty), select "Never dial a connection". Click on Apply,
>>>> followed by OK.
>>>>
>>>> At the bottom right hand side of the main window in Outlook
>>>> Express, the footer should read "Working on-line". If so,
>>>> you will merely need to add your email (and news) accounts
>>>> to Outlook Express. (Tools / Accounts / Add).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Thank you, Bob! I have a DSL internet connection at home,
>>>>> and the netbook is connected to the internet. I think,
>>>>> though, that my internet connection is much the same as if
>>>>> I did it at a Wi-Fi hotspot rather than making the netbook
>>>>> part of my network. Maybe that's the missing element.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I do have access to the internet through Internet
>>>>> Explorer, I opened it as you suggested and clicked on the
>>>>> Programs tab in Tools. It's already set up for Outlook
>>>>> Express for both email and newsgroups.
>>>>>
>>>>> What next?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you again!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:O7O$...
>>>>>> You won't be able to use Internet Explorer or Outlook
>>>>>> Express (or anything else that require access to the
>>>>>> Internet), until you have established a connection to the
>>>>>> Internet. Your connection could be:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a) a wired connection to your existing Internet Service
>>>>>> Provider via a broadband router and/or modem or
>>>>>> b) a wireless connection to an existing network or
>>>>>> c) a dial-up connection, using a built-in or external
>>>>>> analogue modem (old technology - will not apply, if you
>>>>>> have a broadband connection already).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you don't know how to establish your Internet
>>>>>> connection, you should seek advice from your Internet
>>>>>> Service Provider's help line.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once you have established the Internet connection, you
>>>>>> will need to configure Outlook Express.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The first step is to open Internet Explorer and click on
>>>>>> click on Tools / Internet Options / Programs. Select
>>>>>> Outlook Express as the default program for Email and for
>>>>>> newsgroups. Save your changes. Also, check that you can
>>>>>> access web pages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, open Outlook Express, without running the Internet
>>>>>> Connection Wizard. (You might need to terminate the
>>>>>> wizard, if it tries to start.) By default, Outlook Express
>>>>>> will share an existing Internet connection with Internet
>>>>>> Explorer - so you should be able to set up your mail and
>>>>>> newsgroup accounts in OE.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>> Hi, Robear,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I used my desktop computer to post.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did manage to find OE on the netbook finally, but, as I
>>>>>>> mentioned to Leonard, when I double-clicked it, I got the
>>>>>>> following screen:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Internet Connection Wizard
>>>>>>> This computer does not have an internet connection.
>>>>>>> To create one, you can set up an internet account with
>>>>>>> the Internet service
>>>>>>> provider (ISP) offered by your computer manufacturer, or
>>>>>>> use the New
>>>>>>> Connection Wizard to select another connection method.
>>>>>>> What do you want to
>>>>>>> do?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I suspect I haven't actually set up the netbook in the
>>>>>>> network with my other computers, but I'm not sure what to
>>>>>>> do. With the laptop I bought a year ago, a friend set up
>>>>>>> the wireless connection (big mistake on my part; I should
>>>>>>> have learned then what to do).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What I did to get the netbook connected to the internet
>>>>>>> was simply right-click on the wireless icon in the system
>>>>>>> tray, choose my network by name, and type in the key.
>>>>>>> That connected me wirelessly to the internet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However, it looks like I need to do more to be able to
>>>>>>> start sending and receiving email.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>> Your WinXP SP3 computer still has Outlook Express (6)
>>>>>>>> installed, Jo-Anne. In fact, you posted here using OE
>>>>>>>> (or didn't you use your netbook to post)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OE should be listed in Start | (All) Programs. If not,
>>>>>>>> open Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components
>>>>>>>> and make sure the OE option is checked, then reboot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> START | RUN | MSIMN.EXE | OK should open OE.
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> My new Toshiba netbook running WinXP SP3 (now fully
>>>>>>>>> updated) came with IE8.
>>>>>>>>> I'd like to go back to IE7 and get Outlook Express onto
>>>>>>>>> this computer. Do I
>>>>>>>>> first need to downgrade to IE6 in order to get OE?
>>>>>>>>> Could someone point me to
>>>>>>>>> an easy-to-follow set of instructions for getting IE7
>>>>>>>>> and OE6?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>