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How to configure the server location in Outlook?

I have configured my Outlook to use our local MSExcahange server. But due to some reason the server not responding and when I start my outlook client it gives the message ‘Your MS Exchange Server is unavailable’ . It then shutdown not giving any chance to reconfigure the server. How to configure the server location? Yes our company is running exchange server. I am not an admin , they moved me to a new location and i want to use outlook from this new pc. the network support people in our company are very slow. thanks anyway thanks everyone , I have solved the problem by creating a new profile in outlook . control panel->mail. There I set the exchange server address (the new one). Then make the new profile as the default one.

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1. Are you actually running Exchange Server, this is normally only used by major companies. If you are your network admin will tell you it's address.
2. Tools->EmailAccounts Add new Email account->Next-->POP3 Give details of server see here for Exchange server: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996502.aspx http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Configuring_Outlook_2003_for_Offline_Use.html All the Best
3. I assume the Exchange server is on your local network (not accessed via the internet). You have two problems. The first is a bit beyond your control. You're having network connectivity or DNS problems that your sluggish IT guys haven't dealt with. The second is that Outlook will continue to close before you have a chance to reconfigure the settings. As a partial fix for the first problem, open a command prompt and ping the server by host name ("ping servername"). Write down the IP address that returns the ping. You'll need it later. Then, open control panel, mail, e-mail accounts, view or change existing accounts, then highlight your exchange server and click "change". In the Microsoft Exchange Server box type in the IP address you wrote down previously. This will bypass DNS (eliminating any DNS issues with Exchange) and boost response time (helping with poor network connectivity). Click "check name" to make sure you hit the server correctly, then "OK" your way out of all the boxes. Now open Outlook. Short of really, really sucky network connectivity, your e-mail will now function.