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How to add a password to your personal folder for a version of Outlook 97 or of Outlook 98 that has been installed by using the Corporate or Workgroup option

Article ID: 180042

Article Last Modified on 6/22/2007

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NOTE: The procedures in this article only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. With this option, you can use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation, you see "Corporate or Workgroup".

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Outlook, you can prevent other people from accessing your mail, your contacts, and your calendars by assigning a password to your personal folders.

MORE INFORMATION

To add a password to your personal folders, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Mail And Fax.
  3. On the Services tab, click to select Personal Folders check box and then click Properties.
  4. In the Personal Folders dialog box, click Change Password.
  5. In the Change Password dialog box, type your new password, verify the password by typing it again, and then click to clear the Save this password in your password list check box.

    Note This prevents the password from being cached.
  6. When you have entered the password successfully, click OK three times.
Then, when you try to start Outlook, you will be prompted to type a password before you can view the contents of the personal folder.

REFERENCES

For more information about user profiles, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

182159 User profiles and information services in Outlook 98


162203 User profiles and information Services in Outlook 97


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