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How to start Outlook with a particular profile |
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Outlook supports multiple profiles and there are two ways to start
Outlook using a specific profile: using a start up switch or setting
the Outlook to always ask which profile. Setting Outlook to always ask is done in Control panel, Mail, Profiles. 
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Outlook 2002 - 2010 | Outlook 98/2000 IMO | More Information |
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Outlook 2002 - 2010 |
Outlook profiles are only available if you are running Outlook 97, 2002 or newer or use Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode. Create a shortcut to Microsoft Outlook, then add /profile "<profile name>" to the target command for the shortcut. For example, if Microsoft Outlook is installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office and I want to start it with a profile named "MS Fax only," here's the command I would use in the shortcut (put it all on one line, of course): "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OUTLOOK.EXE" /profile "MS Fax only"Make sure you include quotation marks around the path and profile if they contain spaces. |
Outlook 98 or 2000 IMO |
Outlook 2000 and Outlook 98 in Internet Mail Only mode do not utilize MAPI profiles like CW mode. Since IMO mode uses a static name for its one "profile," if you want to use multiple profiles, you must set up different Windows users to have unique Windows logons . Under Win9x you can enable OS level user profiles on the User Profiles tab of the Control Panel's Passwords applet. Once enabled you have log into Windows with a user name (and password - although the password can be blank). |
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For other command-line switches you can use when starting Outlook, read the Help topic on Control What Happens When You Start Outlook and see: |
