Outlook account for multiple user accounts?

Question

Using Outlook 2007, can I share a single Outlook profile over all the user accounts accessing one computer ? How about sharing the same outlook configuration ?

Answer 1

First : Never store PST files on network shares!

Second: Multiple Outlook instances accessing and updating the same pst file is a sure way to have this file destroyed. I don't think that's at all possible, since the first one to open the file will lock it exclusively.

I suggest that you look at an alternative way to using mail with a web-based server, for example Gmail.

Answer 2

Yeah if you save that .pst to a central location, like a folder on the C:/ and make sure everyone can access it, then you just need to tell outlook thats where the .pst has moved too and that can be accessed by anyone

Answer 3

You can save the Outlook data file (the .pst file) at a common location, and have all users' Outlook configured to use the common data file.

Answer 4

this is only feasible if only one account is logged in at any given time or you have a fool proof way to make sure that no two accounts can run Outlook at the same time (i.e. disable Fast User Switching).