Deploying Outlook 2000

Customizing Outlook 2000 Installation

Microsoft Outlook 2000 uses the same installation tools as your other Microsoft Office 2000 applications, including the Windows installer and the Microsoft Office Custom Installation Wizard. When you customize Outlook 2000 installation, you can do the following:

• Specify installation states for the Outlook features.
• Set Outlook configuration options.
• Configure Outlook profile settings.
• Specify other settings to apply during the installation process.

Note   To function correctly, Outlook 2000 requires that Internet Explorer version 4.01 or later is installed on the client computers.

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Specifying feature installation states

As with the other Office 2000 applications, you can specify where and when specific features of Outlook 2000 or all of Outlook 2000 is installed. On the Set Feature Installation States panel in the Office Custom Installation Wizard, set the Outlook 2000 features to one of the following installation states:

• Run from My Computer

  The feature is installed on the local hard disk.

• Run from CD or Run from Network

  The feature is run from Microsoft Office 2000 Disc 1 or from a network server.

• Installed on First Use

  The feature is installed the first time a user tries to activate it.

• Not Available

  The feature is not available for installation.

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Specifying Outlook configuration options

Outlook 2000 can be installed in two configurations:

• Corporate/Workgroup configuration

  The Corporate/Workgroup configuration works with Microsoft Exchange Server and other corporate and workgroup e-mail servers across a local area network (LAN).

• Internet Only configuration

  The Internet Only configuration connects Outlook 2000 users to Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), Internet Mail Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Internet mail servers.

By default, the first time a user starts Outlook 2000, the application analyzes the user’s computer to determine the best configuration for that user. As an administrator, you can determine which configuration is used at deployment by choosing a configuration in the Office Custom Installation Wizard.

If you are in a corporate or workgroup environment and you work primarily with Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Mail, or another third-party LAN-based mail system (such as cc:Mail), but might also use Internet mail, choose the Corporate or Workgroup configuration. If you use an Internet service provider (ISP) only for e-mail messaging or for an Internet-standard (such as a POP3/SMTP or IMAP) server in your enterprise, choose the Internet Only configuration.

You can have Internet e-mail service even if Outlook 2000 is configured for Corporate/Workgroup e-mail support.

To add Internet e-mail support

1. On the Tools menu, click Service, and then click Add.
2. In the Add Service to Profile box, click Internet E-mail, and then click OK.
3. In the Mail Account Properties box, enter the user, server, and connection information.

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See also

You can use the Office Custom Installation Wizard to tailor your Office 2000 installation for your users. For more information, see Office Custom Installation Wizard.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of Outlook or Microsoft Exchange Client, there are a few upgrading and migration issues that you must be aware of. For more information, see Upgrading to Outlook 2000.