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Microsoft Outlook 2000 - Corporate/Workgroup

This page has instructions for Microsoft Outlook 2000 installed as "Corporate or Workgroup". If your installation of Microsoft Outlook 2000 is "Internet Mail Only", click here for instructions. To find out what installation configuration you have:

  • Click the Help menu.
  • Click About Microsoft Outlook.
  • The second line should be either "Internet Mail Only" or "Corporate or Workgroup".
  • Click OK to return to Microsoft Outlook.

Open Outlook. Click the Tools menu and choose Services.

If you have Internet Email listed, highlight it and click the Properties button. If you do not have Internet Email listed, click the Add button, highlight Internet Email and click OK. You may be prompted for your Outlook or Office installation disk.

On the General tab:

  • Enter PowerNet Internet into the first box under Mail Account.
  • Enter your Name as you would like it to appear when you send mail into the Name box.
  • Enter your Email address into the Email address field.

Click the Servers tab:

Click the Connection tab:

  • If you have a DSL or Cable connection choose Connect using my Local Area Network (LAN).
  • If you have a Dialup connection choose Connect using my phone line and choose your PowerNet Internet dialup connection in the box below.

Click OK to save the changes. An error will pop up informing you that the changes you have made will not take effect until the next time you log on to Outlook. Click OK.

Click OK on the Services window. After you exit the program and reopen it, the new settings will be in place.

 


Help us help you! If you contact PowerNet Internet support for assistance please write down any error messages you get when trying to connect to the Internet. Include the name and version of your operating system and the exact text of all error messages. If this information is included in an online case submission or provided to a support representative, it will greatly speed up the troubleshooting process.

Please be aware that some troubleshooting may require uninstallation and reinstallation of operating system files. To ensure that this type of troubleshooting can be accomplished if required, please be sure that you have to have original Operating System CD or Operating system source files on disk on hand.