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1. Open the Mail Setup dialog box.

   How?

   In Microsoft Windows XP

   • In Control Panel, double-click User Accounts, and then click Mail.

     Note  If you are using Control Panel classic view, double-click Mail.

   In Microsoft Windows 2000

   • In Control Panel, double-click Mail.

   Note  The Mail module won't appear unless you have Outlook installed and have run Outlook for the first time.

2. Click Show Profiles.
3. Do one of the following:

   • To specify a profile (Outlook e-mail profile: A profile is what Outlook uses to remember the e-mail accounts and the settings that tell Outlook where your e-mail is stored.) to be used every time you start Microsoft Outlook, click Always use this profile, and then, in the list, click the profile you want.

   • To be prompted to select the Outlook profile to use each time you start Outlook, click Prompt for a profile to be used.

Important  You cannot change to another profile while Outlook is running. You have to restart Outlook to switch profiles.