An e-mail/news client that was included with several versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 98 through the release of Windows XP. Outlook Express was also bundled with Internet Explorer 4.0, and available for Windows 95 and Mac OS 9. In Windows Vista, Outlook Express is replaced with Windows Mail. 

The application has taken on a "stripped down version" of Microsoft Outlook image,  the two are in fact completely different, whilst they do share a common architechtural philosophy they do not share a common codebase.  In addition Outlook Express uses the Windows Address Book to store contact information and integrates tightly with it, it also integrates with Windows Messenger on Windows XP.

The application is used extensively by many users, some for pleasure and others in a business manner.  The guidlines below will illustrate how to use the application and setup common items. 

How to add an account | How to edit an existing account

Keep checking back to this page for support on Microsoft Outlook Express as the page is continously updated and new content added.

Further support can be found on the site, Inside Outlook Express, covering most aspects within Outlook Express. 

If you are unsure as to which email client to use, Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook, the differences are weighed up here...

Other Microsoft email applications include:

Office 2002 | Office 2003 | Outlook 2007 | Windows Mail