Outlook Express & Router help needed

[DennisTheMenace]

Chaps, Outlook keeps asking for an interweb connection to receive e mails when im using the router , any ideas on how to make it connect while using the router ?

Ta muchly off for me tea :yum:

[aldi]

It's something like Tools, Accounts, go into your email account, somewhere in there you can specify what dial-up account to use. You want it set to none (or 'never dial')

[DennisTheMenace]

Cheers , but i need an idiot proof step by step guide on how to do it as im a bit of a pooter numptie

[_dobbo_]

Outlook should just use whatever connection is configured for Internet Explorer.

If you can don't mind changing your IE settings, then simply start internet explorer and go to Tools->Internet Options->connections and choose either "never dial a connection" or "dial whenever a network connection is not present".

The second one might be best to try first of all - but I've never had much luck with that.

Simpler option might be to simply select "work offline" if you are prompted to connect. (again, not sure if this will even be offered.)

[DennisTheMenace]

It always wants to dial a connection no matter what is ticked on the settingsam i using the wrong swear words whilst fiddling

[_dobbo_]

DennisTheMenace said:

It always wants to dial a connection no matter what is ticked on the settingsam i using the wrong swear words whilst fiddling

It is possible to split outlook express from IE. Start outlook express and go to Tools->options->Connection. You should then see either that it is using the same connection as IE, or that it's been changed - in which case my earlier advice should still apply, "never dial a connection."