OL98: (CW) Error Using Duplicate Internet Mail Account NamesID: Q181989
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When you attempt to configure an Internet mail account in Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error message:
An account already exists with this name. Please enter a unique account name.
You have used the same "friendly name" to describe the new account as you previously used for another account.
The registry retains the old profile name even though the profile no longer
exsists. Find and delete the corresponding registry key.
Always use a unique friendly mail account name when setting up a new
Internet E-mail account on the same computer.
The Internet E-mail service allows you to define multiple Internet Mail
accounts in the same user profile. You cannot however, use duplicate
friendly mail account names on the same computer, even if they are in
different user profiles.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved.
Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And
Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you
should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat)
before you edit the registry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Internet Account Manager\Accounts\(Account name)where Account name is the name of the previously existing profile.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\OMI Account Manager
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbdta CfgIM
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Last Reviewed: July 30, 1999