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Outlook Express is the e-mail client and newsgroup reader that comes by default with XP.

Many users are confused between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook, believing them to be the same software. But these are two entirely different software. Both Outlook and Outlook Express handle the basics of e-mail, including an address book, message rules, user-created folders, and support for POP3, IMAP, and HTTP mail accounts. However, that’s where the similarity ends. Both programs were designed with different audiences in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows XP creates many folders such as ‘My Pictures’, and such folders are by default used by applications to store their files— unless the user decides to save it elsewhere. Novice users may love the idea, but it is not entirely safe to use such ‘friendly’ folders; we will tell you why shortly. Before that, let’s get down to understanding the basic file system of Windows XP. Read the rest of this entry »