The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Mail and News version 1.0 for Windows 95
SUMMARY
This article describes how to set up multiple e-mail accounts and
separate address books in Internet Mail.
MORE INFORMATION
To set up multiple e-mail accounts and separate address books in Internet
Mail, follow these steps:
- Enable user profiles. If you have already enabled user profiles,
skip to step 2.
a. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
double-click Passwords.
b. Click the User Profiles tab, and then click "Users can customize
their preferences and desktop settings. Windows switches to your
personal settings whenever you log in."
c. Click OK. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.
d. When you are prompted "You have not logged on at this computer
before. Would you like this computer to retain your individual
settings for use when you log on here in the future?" click Yes.
- If Internet Mail has not been installed, install it now. For
information about obtaining Internet Mail and News, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q154457
TITLE : Availability of Microsoft Internet Mail and News
- Start Internet Mail, configure it for the current user, and then quit
Internet Mail. For information about configuring Internet Mail, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q153845
TITLE : How to Configure Microsoft Internet Mail for Windows 95
- Click the Start button, click Shut Down, click "Close all programs and
log on as a different user," click Yes, and then log on a different
user.
- Start Internet Mail, configure it for the current user, and then quit
Internet Mail.
- Repeat steps 4-5 for each additional user.
- By default, the Windows Address Book used by Internet Mail and News is
located in the Windows folder. The Address Book file is named
<username>.wab, where <username> is the name with which you log on to
Windows 95.
To change the location of the address book, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q156828
TITLE : How to Change the Location of the Address Book
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