OLEXP: How to Enable Directory Services and Change the Search Order (175720)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q175720

SUMMARY

This article describes how to enable directory services and change the search order for the directory services.

For information about directory services, click Content And Index on the Help menu in Outlook Express, click the Index tab, type "directory services" (without quotation marks), and then click Display.

MORE INFORMATION

To enable a directory service, follow these steps:

  1. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
  2. Click the Directory Service tab.
  3. Click the directory service you want to enable, and then click Properties.
  4. On the General tab, click the "Check names against this server when sending mail" check box to select it.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Repeat steps 3-5 to select additional directory services.
  7. Click Close.
To change the search order for the directory services, follow these steps:

  1. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
  2. Click the Directory Service tab, and then click Set Order.
  3. Click a directory service, and then click Move Up or Move Down to change the directory service search order.
  4. Repeat step 3 until the directory services are ordered the way you want.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Close.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbhowto KB175720
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