try downloading a program called thunderbird:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
and set up your email in that and see if it comes through, if it does, cool, if you import from Outlook it may not work, so try to input your details manually.
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EDIT yes you can always delete outlook.
control panel > add & remove programmes > outlook > remove
then find the folder and remove that as well, I don't have outlook, so not sure if it would delete your messages.