Question : How do you make outlook 2003 become "online"?

Good Day Experts,

I have MS Office 2003 on an XP Pro SP2 machine and the little box next to the time says that Office Outlook is Offline.  Now I can send and receive e-mail and we're running on exchange server 2000.  Is there a way to tell outlook that it is not offline or a way to make it online?  There has been quite a few glitches with this machines outlook 2003 as well.  Slow peformance when you browse to create or save a new data file(.pst) or messages do not immediately exit the outbox (must click send and receive for them to be sent).  Could my outlook being offline cause these kind of symptoms?

Many Thanks,

Ellsworth

Answer : How do you make outlook 2003 become "online"?

Greetings, ellsworth2000 !

1. In Outlook, select File from the top menu.  Make sure Work Offline is not checked.

2. Create a new Outlook profile.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/profile.htm

3. Repair Outlook. With Outlook open, go to Help > Detect and Repair.

4. If no joy, reinstall Outlook.  Go to Add/Remove Programs and highlight Microsoft Office. Click on Install/Uninstall.  A menu will pop allowing you to choose repair or reinstall.

Best wishes!