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Is it possible to use two different Outlook profiles at the same time?

I would like the ability to send email from Outlook as my Exchange email address and have the ability to send email from an Outlook session as a different email address signed onto a POP3 account. This is possible with two Outlook profiles but can I run both profiles at the same time?

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apache09

Initially no, not within the same Outlook Window/Session

stehardy88

As Eric says - using Outlook as it is - no. Tiis is because Outlook is a single instance application so for any user session you can have one - and only one - instance of outlook running.

However there are workaround... ou could run 2 different user profiles in Win XP or above, and switch between the users. This probably isn't ideal, or practical for that matter!

There is however this plugin: ExtraOutlook (http://www.hammerofgod.com/download/ExtraOutlook.zip) which is simply run from the command prompt. Do be aware - doing this will cause Outlook to use twice the processor and twice the RAM it normally does though, so make sure your machine can handle it first!!!

Ste

chrisvz94

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Thanks, Eric and Ste,

I will look at the extra outlook plugin but my computers are old and slow.....

As far as the "send as," I can't find it in the Outlook 2007 ribbon....or do I have to have both accounts logged into the Outlook session?

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acroment

HA! great screen shot ste. Thats the ticket!

-Eric