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Created On5/28/2010
Modified5/28/2010
Installing and Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2007 for Hosted Exchange

Download Outlook 2007

As a valued customer, all current Microsoft Exchange users are provided a fully licensed copy of Microsoft Outlook, downloadable from the CC Administration system. This copy is included as part of your Exchange account and can be installed on any workstation you work with.

The minimum system requirements:

  • Minimum OS requirement: Windows XP SP2 or Windows 2003 SP1 or (see below)
  • Minimum hardware requirement: P3 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM
  1. To begin the download, please log in to your CC Administration Portal here: https://pacon.cc-admin.com/, and click the reference tab.


  2. On the left Panel, click the Downloads link. From the main body of the screen, select your preferred email client and click the (Click here to download) hyperlink.


  3. On the following page, agree to the terms of service by placing a check in the box at the base of the page. After clicking submit, the license key which is requested during the installation process will be emailed to the account you logged into the CC Administration system with. Please check your inbox and print this license key for reference.


  4. Click "Download the software from here" and Save the file to your desktop.


  5. Uncompress the zip file and click the setup.exe to begin the installation.

Installing Outlook 2007

  1. Download the Outlook 2007 install file from the Downloads page in the Reference tab.
  2. Extract the compressed file to a folder on your desktop.
  3. Browse to the new Outlook 2007 folder.
  4. Double click the Setup.exe file.
  5. The installation process will begin and it will prompt you to enter the Outlook installation product key (which is sent to your email address upon downloading the client).


  6. The next screen will refer to Outlook installation options. It will provide different installation options depending on whether there is an old version of Outlook installed on your PC.
    1. If you already have an existing copy of Outlook 2002 or 2003 installed on your PC, select the Upgrade option.
    2. If you do not have any existing copy of Outlook on your PC, please select the Install option.
  7. It will then start installing Outlook 2007 on your computer and prompt for reboot once it is completed.
  8. Proceed with rebooting your PC.

Creating a Profile

  1. Click on Start, Control Panel and double-click on the Mail icon.


  2. Click the Show Profiles button (If you are the only user on this computer, click Email Accounts and skip to step 4)
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  3. Click Add, enter a name for the profile then click OK .


  4. Select Microsoft Exchange, POP, IMAP or HTTP and click on Next.

    **NOTE: If you do not see the screen below, please skip to Step 5.


  5. Enter your name, email address and email account password, then click on Next.


  6. If you see a prompt similar to the one below, please select Allow.


  7. Please allow several minutes for the AutoDiscovery to complete the setup process and then click Finish.


  8. Using Outlook 2007 - The First Time

    1. Click on Start and select Microsoft Office Outlook. If you have more than one profile set up you will be prompted for a profile to use. Choose the one you've just set up and click OK.


    2. At the prompt, enter your login information. Fill in your primary email address and your email password.


    3. Once authenticated, you will now be in your Exchange mailbox.

      • Note: During your first connection to the Exchange Server it can take several minutes for the Cached Mode to create the local copy of your mailbox.