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Outlook v Outlook

wee eddie

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Posted January 28, 2013 at 10:57AM

I run M$ Office and use Outlook, within it, as my email gathering program, I also have an Hotmail Account which has recently been upgraded to M$ Outlook.

Now, I'm getting confused because they're not one and the same piece of Software.

The Question: Has some "Naming" Convention been developed to easily differentiate between the two?

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lotvic

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Posted January 28, 2013 at 11:11AM

The old hotmail is 'Outlook .com' I think most people include the .com to differentiate between it and Office Outlook when discussing. (Maybe what would be better is Office Outlook and Outlook.com) I agree, it's all very confusing.

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wiz-king

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Posted January 28, 2013 at 11:15AM

Dont forget Outlook Express.

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Posted January 28, 2013 at 11:32AM

Transferred to Tech Helproom from Speakers Corner.

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lotvic

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Posted January 28, 2013 at 12:17PM

I had forgotten Outlook Express which I have on my XP pc :) It's now an 'out-dated' email client but I find it does the job and still collects my free hotmail on that pc.

Am thinking I will have to change Hotmail to Outlook.com and change Outlook Express to Office Outlook which will cope with Outlook.com.... Or maybe I'll take an aspirin and lie down instead - no wonder my W7 hard drive is still not fully configured and I use XP one to collect email. (Don't even mention W8) Oh well it'll get done eventually.

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