Windows 7 - Beta Outlook Connector Available

Asked By StephenB

11-Jun-07 05:24 PM

The new beta Outlook Connector is available for download:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&DisplayLang=en

Overview
With Outlook Connector Beta, you can use Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 to access
and manage your Windows Live Hotmail or Office Live Mail accounts, including
e-mail messages and contacts for free! Calendar, tasks and notes can also be
accessed and managed in Outlook for accounts with a paid subscription.

Note: A non-Beta version of the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector is also
available.

Outlook Connector Beta enables you to use your Live Hotmail accounts within
Outlook:

Read and send your Office Live Mail/Windows Live Hotmail e-mail messages.

Manage your Live Mail Contacts.
Use advanced options for blocking junk e-mail messages.
Manage multiple e-mail accounts in one place.

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-steve
With a paid subscription, Outlook Connector Beta enables these additional
features:
Manage, share, and synchronize your Windows Live Calendar in Outlook.
Access your Tasks and Notes.

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Stephen Boots
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12-Jun-07 04:58 AM

I don't see any red text here in my newsreader, but I can tell you that the
non-beta version of Outlook Connector support Outlook 2002/XP, while the beta
does not. Also, the new beta is for everyone, while the non-beta was *only* for
paid subscribers (Which would be MSN subscribers or Hotmail Plus).
MSN Mail = a premium version of Windows Live Hotmail / Hotmail - ie, it is a
subscription. That means that MSN subscribers gain access to the Calendar Sync
mentioned in the beta.
-steve
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Stephen Boots
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12-Jun-07 10:01 AM

What was the point of that exercise? Many news readers do not render RTF  in
posts, so text coloring will be ignored.

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Norman
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~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
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12-Jun-07 02:28 PM

winston posted in HTML and I assume you have "Read all messages in Plain
Text" enabled.
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~Robear

13-Jun-07 02:16 AM

If you wish to see it..change your settings...if not that's your =
prerogative and please spare us the usual html vs rich text vs plain =
text diatribe that usually follows since we've always used html in this =
msn group to illustrate a point. =20


RTF  in

13-Jun-07 02:43 AM

Yes, I understand MSn qualifies as premium and the paid subscription.
The 'no mention of MSn' was only pointed out since it was present in the =
non beta page's content but not made clear in the beta version.

The information was contrasted since a cross section of folks in here do =
not use MSn Ex, have free msn.com and hotmail.com accounts where premium =
content will not be available.
And if by chance they do not use pre OL03 Office then the prior may be =
more appropriate.

The post was posted in Html(the only way to show red).

Another area that may be confusing would be on grandfathered http free =
accounts that function in OL03 and greater and converted from classic =
Hotmail to Live Hotmail that do not qualify as premium accounts.

Thus the beta,  offers some upside advantages but may not be for =
everyone.
- "Calendar, tasks and notes can also be accessed and managed in Outlook =
for accounts with a paid subscription"

The 'no mention of MSn' was only pointed out since it was present in the =
non beta page's content but not made clear in the beta version.

..winston


that the
the beta
*only* for
it is a
Calendar Sync

23-Jun-07 02:18 AM

Be careful what you count as "paid" subscription, as I subscribed to the Windows Live Mail Plus package which despite meeting the wording on their downloads page as:



[

* For Calendar Tasks and Notes Functionality



A paid subscription-based e-mail account from MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail or Office Live

]



When I tried to work this out with support I got the old run around.



When I asked about cancelling the paid subscription they told me that I would then lose all access to Windows Live Mail within 60 days via Outlook - the very feature that the below connector is promoting itself as doing for FREE!!



Even when I referred the appropriate staff to the below download link, they still claim that I can't get access to the Calendar/Notes sync unless I pay for one of two much more expensive subscriptions, and if I cancel the Windows Live Mail Plus subscription that I'm on, I'll have my Outlook access to Live Mail cut off.



Just as a by-the-by - without the below connector software, I've merrily had access to Windows Live mail's email in Outlook 2003 for over a year simply by creating an Outlook account of type "HTTP Mail".



Stephen - perhaps you can help clarify the situation with this product, and the wording on your download page?

23-Jun-07 08:39 PM

It's not my dwnload page. :-) It's Microsoft's.

The current production Outlook Connector is only for paid accounts. The beta
Outlook Connector is for *all* Windows Live Hotmail, MSN, and Hotmail accounts,
paid or free. With a paid account, you can also sync contacts and calendar,
while with a free account you can only access your mail using the Connector.
With your Plus account, you get full functionality. If you cancel the Plus
account, you will still have mail access through the beta Connector.

-steve
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Stephen Boots
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Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
sboots@mvps.org

23-Jun-07 11:25 PM

Premium Subscription services include:
a.     MSN Premium: http://join.msn.com/premium/overview
b.     Office Live Essentials/Premium: =
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/default.aspx

Neither or these links for required subscriptions include the Live Mail =
premium(Hotmail Plus) accounts.

I've tried this on three separate machines
a.  XP Home: Live HotMail(full version) free and Live HotMail(full =
version) Plus - it operates the same on both with the Beta OL Connector. =

- Contacts and calendar, notes and task are not sync'd.( o/s is XP =
Home)
b. XP Pro/Vista dual boot : Live HotMail Plus using older(non beta =
version) functions for managing calendar, contacts, tasks and notes.
c. XP Pro(laptop): Both Connectors fully function with a legacy pop3 =
account(had to log on to mail.live.com and update the account to the =
full Live Version) and also with an MSn Premium account. I don't have an =
Outlook Live account to test.

Separately..  I've yet to see the 4GB on the Live HotMail Plus account.  =
I'm aware of at least 3 others still waiting with Live Hotmail Plus =
accounts. Additionally, well lets call it an oddity...Legacy Pop3 and =
Msn Premium(Explorer) accounts are only 2GB  accounts and cost =
significantly more(free to some, $20, $22, $10 per month) for most to =
maintain than the $20 annual fee for a Hotmail Plus account.

..winston



The beta
accounts,
calendar,
Connector.
Plus

24-Jun-07 11:17 AM

That's interesting, winston, and thanks for reporting it. As far as I knew,
Hotmail Plus was indeed a qualifying subscription level. Hopefully, it will be
before the beta becomes final - I hope this was not a conscious decision and is
just an oversight.
-steve
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Stephen Boots
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sboots@mvps.org

24-Jun-07 01:50 PM

At least for me its not an issue..since I still prefer Outlook 03 and 07 =
as stand alone clients and manage my contacts and calendar and tasks =
locally.  I keep my msn/live web based accounts contacts to a minimum =
with the exclusive setting and only use those accounts for specific =
purposes.  Enough for testing this any further at this time. I imaged =
the machines with the OLC installed, then reverted back to pre-Connector =
this morning.  If something changes let me know I can easily go back and =
test more.

I hope we(msft) get this right..too much confusion in the information =
and documentation on the Connector.  Also, a continued wish for =
deployment of the 4gb for all paid subscriptions(even Yahoo provides =
unlimited storage and 20MB message size for their Plus[$20/yr] plan).

..winston

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/default.aspx
Mail premium(Hotmail Plus) accounts.
version) Plus - it operates the same on both with the Beta OL Connector. =

XP Home)
version) functions for managing calendar, contacts, tasks and notes.
account(had to log on to mail.live.com and update the account to the =
full Live Version) and also with an MSn Premium account. I don't have an =
Outlook Live account to test.
account.  I'm aware of at least 3 others still waiting with Live Hotmail =
Plus accounts. Additionally, well lets call it an oddity...Legacy Pop3 =
and Msn Premium(Explorer) accounts are only 2GB  accounts and cost =
significantly more(free to some, $20, $22, $10 per month) for most to =
maintain than the $20 annual fee for a Hotmail Plus account.
knew,
will be
decision and is

24-Jun-07 05:24 PM

I will not spare you the discomfort of complaints about HTML posts. If you
don't want to here my bitching, use a 'killfile'.

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Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.

27-Aug-07 07:10 AM

I installed the Outlook Connector with my Office XP. At first the messages on
my live account were delivered to Outlook. But that stopped for no reason.
The synch log  says: error with send/receive. Althought the server status is
OK the messages keep on not being delivered to my outlook.

Would appreciate your help dearly
Maickel

27-Aug-07 07:29 PM

The new Outlook Connector, just recently released, does not work with Outlook
2002/XP. It requires Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&ocid=TXT_RETEN_HMWL_office_mngmail_outlconn&displaylang=en


The old version supported Outlook 2002/XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AA0AD3B0-E1A4-4990-A2BE-DDE78FED0709&displaylang=en

However, the old version only works with paid accounts. Is the account you are
trying to use a paid account?

If so, it may be worthwhile removing the account and adding it back again to see
if that resolves the problem.

Can you access your mail in your browser at http://www.hotmail.com or
http://mail.live.com ?

-steve
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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
sboots@mvps.org

10-Nov-07 11:50 AM

Stephen,

I have downloaded the Connector for Outlook 2007 and Vista 32bits. First
time, all my hotmail emails retrieved in Outlook 2007 but since then i can
send emails but can't receive any.

I have message Time or check my sync folder for any log but i can't find it
either...

Any help would be great

Thanks,
Cyril

10-Nov-07 07:40 PM

Since it worked the first time, but not thereafter, I wonder if it is worth
deleting the account and adding it back again to see if that resolves it. Do you
encounter any errors when trying to receive mail from your Hotmail account
through the Connector?
Are you using Norton Internet Security by any chance? If so, disable email
checking and see if that resolves it.
-steve


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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
sboots@mvps.org

05-Feb-10 03:16 PM

teste

05-Feb-10 03:18 PM

teste

05-Feb-10 05:13 PM

Boy, do I hate the Eggface cafe. :-)
-steve


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06-Feb-10 04:33 AM

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...winston
ms-mvp mail

03-Mar-10 11:10 PM

JE SOUHAITERAIS ME FAIRE DE NOUVEAU AMIS

26-Mar-10 09:33 AM

no puedo cargar carpetas ni contactos, y el programa conector no se esta
ejeutando desde outlook 2003 con sus actualizaciones, que hacer?

26-Mar-10 09:39 AM

Outlook-specific forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officeoutlook

Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

microsoft.public.outlook.general
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm.developers
microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
microsoft.public.outlook.fax
microsoft.public.outlook.installation
microsoft.public.outlook.interop
microsoft.public.outlook.printing
microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins
microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil

28-Mar-10 12:44 AM

Typically, they do not know anything about Outlook Connector or Hotmail in
Outlook forums.  Most Outlook users are geeky nerd types who work for a
corporation.

Ale, quitarse el programa Outlook Connector, luego instalarse de nuevo.
Habr?? m??s ajuda en el grupo microsoft.public.es.msn.hotmail, y hablan
romance tambi??n.

Earle

28-Mar-10 12:48 AM

Earle

06-Apr-10 11:01 PM

"unknown" wrote:

12-Apr-10 08:18 PM

preciso de uma conexão rapida,para emails,e me tiraram tudo,o que fazer.

13-Apr-10 10:56 AM

No grupo microsoft.public.es.msn.hotmail falam espanhol, e sabem sobre tais
coisas.  Eu sei s? um pouco do portugu?s, probablemente n?o o suficiente
como para contestar a pergunta de voc?.  Consulte de novo no outro grupo.

Sa?de,

Earle
PD I hope that makes sense.  My Portuguese is not nearly as good as my
Spanish.  it is a shame the way these programs mangle international
characters.  it is like Babel out there.

13-Apr-10 02:59 PM

Another deadhead from egghead leeching unto a 3 year old post and Earl answering
without snipping all the 3yr old junk

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14-Apr-10 12:03 AM

Due to the wonders of top posting you do not have to read it.  I suppose
you are still on dial-up, so download time is a consideration?  The deadhead
did not find the Spanish language ng either.

Earle

14-Apr-10 10:51 PM

Actually I am on a T1 but I hate to see bandwidth lost this way

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14-Apr-10 11:52 PM

News comes in packets, as any true geek would know.  If I had trimmed the
post it would just have been padded on send.


Earle