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Not sure how this happened but the new outlook is easily the worst piece of software I have ever seen. That takes into account MS-Dos and Win 95 disasters.
No clue why on earth they would force this garbage on us, when most of us used to say how great outlook was......
I MUST get back to classic now and how can I do it as it dropped all my other email accounts and created armageddon
NEED answers now
Thanks you
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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You can download and install Outlook Classic from here:
You can't open classic Outlook on a new Windows PC - Microsoft Support
After getting/making sure Outlook Classic is installed, this is a good page to check:
Not sure how this happened but the new outlook is easily the worst piece of software I have ever seen. That takes into account MS-Dos and Win 95 disasters.
No clue why on earth they would force this garbage on us, when most of us used to say how great outlook was......
I MUST get back to classic now and how can I do it as it dropped all my other email accounts and created armageddon
NEED answers now
Thanks you
Pabmarc
Thank you for posting this comment - I wish MS would employ a few people older than 20 who understand the need for consistency and simple design, and who aren't obsessed with making their mark at the exense of usability.
I too worked with MS Dos and it was without a doubt better than this **** as you call it.
2007 was brilliant, 2008 a disaster, and in around 2010, I used to say, well MS have really arrived and this product is fantastic.
Now I find that the MS responder to your question didn't bother to check that their instructions made sense.
AGREED!!! PLEASE go back to Classic!
ERMIGERD I hate the web Outlook with the passion of 7,000 suns!
Set it on fire and bury the embers forever.
Fsck, I'll go back to using gmail.
You can download and install Outlook Classic from here:
You can't open classic Outlook on a new Windows PC - Microsoft Support
After getting/making sure Outlook Classic is installed, this is a good page to check:
The new classic has a "tab" on the right near the top to "switch to classic". It did not respond or execute fir me. I tried multiple ways, multiple times.
The best way to switch to classic for me was to exit new outlook and download classic separately, then log in.
FTR, I have been an email administrator since 1998 and used most versions of outlook.
If you are truly interested in my detailed reasons for switching back, please email me at ******@paulcox.com.
I believe you'll find 30% per cent of your silent "switchers" have one or more of the same issues.