Set Up Outlook 2007 on Your Personal Computer

To use Outlook 2007 on your personal computer, your computer must meet the following requirements:

• Microsoft Outlook 2007 must be installed. Contact the Computer Store at x2864 for information on purchasing Office 2007 with Outlook at an educational discount.
• Your operating system must be Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later.
• See How do I know what version of Microsoft Windows I have on my computer?
• If your operating system is Windows XP, but Service Pack 2 is not yet installed, see Update Windows and Office.
• You must have an internet connection.

If your PC meets these requirements, follow the steps below to update Windows and configure Outlook 2007:

Update Windows and Office

• Browse to http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate.
• Follow the instructions on the page to download and install all available updates on your computer.
• When the installation completes, restart your computer.

Configure Outlook 2007

• Close out of Outlook 2007 and all open messages, calendars, etc.
• From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
• Double-click the Mail icon.
• Click Show Profiles. (If there are currently no profiles set up, you will skip this step.)
• Click the Add button.
• In the Profile Name box, type your network username, and click OK.
• Leave the Auto Account Setup section blank.
• Checkmark the Manually configure server settings or additional server types box.
• Click Next.
• Choose Microsoft Exchange.
• Click Next.
• In the Microsoft Exchange Server box, type the appropriate Exchange server:
  • Faculty and staff: EMPMAIL
  • Students: STUMAIL
• Checkmark the Use Cached Exchange Mode box.
• In the User Name box, type your network username.
• Click More Settings.
• If prompted to log in, click Cancel.
• If you receive the following error, click OK, and then on the Microsoft Exchange dialog box, click Cancel.
  • The action cannot be completed. The connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action.
• Click onto the Connection tab.
• Checkmark the Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP box.
• Click the Exchange Proxy Settings button.
• In the https:// box, type the following:
  exchange.csbsju.edu
• Checkmark the Connect using SSL only box.
• Uncheck the Only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate box.
• Checkmark the On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP box.
• Checkmark the On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP box.
• From the Use this authentication when connecting to my proxy server for Exchange drop-down box, choose Basic Authentication.
• Click OK.
• Click OK.
• If you receive a message that says you must restart Outlook for these changes to take effect, click OK.
• Click Next.
• Click Finish.
• On the Mail window, choose Always use this profile, and select the profile labeled with your network username from the drop-down list.
• Click OK.
• Start Outlook.
• When prompted to log in, enter the following:
• User name: ad\username
• Password: <<your network password>
• Outlook will connect to your CSB/SJU mailbox. It may take at least several minutes for Outlook to synchronize with the mail server.
• To avoid inadvertently downloading mail from your CSB/SJU e-mail account to your personal computer, IT Services recommends you follow the steps below to disable AutoArchive:
• From the Tools menu, click Options.
• Choose Other tab.
• Click AutoArchive.
• Uncheck Run AutoArchive every n days.
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

Note: If you wish to archive e-mail or calendar items from your CSB/SJU mailbox, see Archiving E-mail in Outlook with Public Folders.

If your personal Contacts do not appear after configuring Outlook, follow the instructions below for adding the Outlook Address Book:

• From the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
• Click onto the Address Books tab.
• Click New.
• Click Additional Address Books.
• Click Next.
• Choose Outlook Address Book.
• Click Next, and complete the wizard.
• Restart Outlook.

Please direct questions related to these instructions to the Help Desk ext. 2228 or email helpdesk@csbsju.edu.