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Can't Start Outlook Express 6 After Installing SP2
Hi,
I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Windows support page reccomends reinstalling SP2. But I just installed it. My registry changes above were done BEFORE installing SP2. I didn't try running Outlook Express before running SP2, but I did have the exact same message before the reformat. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Of course this is bull. This is a freshly rebuilt XP installation on a brand new PC and I have more memory and disk space than I know what to do with. I had this exact same message immediately before my reformat, when I had XP Home SP2 which came pre-installed. |
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Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash
General OE Caveats: - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm. - Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only). - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security Dave wrote: I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Windows support page reccomends reinstalling SP2. But I just installed it. My registry changes above were done BEFORE installing SP2. I didn't try running Outlook Express before running SP2, but I did have the exact same message before the reformat. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Of course this is bull. This is a freshly rebuilt XP installation on a brand new PC and I have more memory and disk space than I know what to do with. I had this exact same message immediately before my reformat, when I had XP Home SP2 which came pre-installed. |
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I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer.
Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Sound like you did everything but copy the contents of the c:\program files folder to the D:\program files. DO NOT DELETE THE PROGRAMS IN C:\PROGRAM FILES until you are sure everything is working (in case you missed a Registry item). Once they are working, RENAME the C:\PROGRAM FILES folder and once again make sure everything is still working. Now you can delete the c:\program files folder. -- ..__ (__ __ )teve www.steve.shattuck.net |
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Thanks a lot, I'll give it a try.
"PA Bear" wrote: Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash General OE Caveats: - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm. - Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only). - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security Dave wrote: I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Windows support page reccomends reinstalling SP2. But I just installed it. My registry changes above were done BEFORE installing SP2. I didn't try running Outlook Express before running SP2, but I did have the exact same message before the reformat. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Of course this is bull. This is a freshly rebuilt XP installation on a brand new PC and I have more memory and disk space than I know what to do with. I had this exact same message immediately before my reformat, when I had XP Home SP2 which came pre-installed. |
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PS: Steve brings up a related point: MSIMN.EXE *must* be located on the boot
drive. If you located the OE program folder on D:\ and D:\ is not the boot drive... -- ~PA Bear Dave wrote: Thanks a lot, I'll give it a try. "PA Bear" wrote: Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash General OE Caveats: - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm. - Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only). - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security Dave wrote: I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Windows support page reccomends reinstalling SP2. But I just installed it. My registry changes above were done BEFORE installing SP2. I didn't try running Outlook Express before running SP2, but I did have the exact same message before the reformat. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Of course this is bull. This is a freshly rebuilt XP installation on a brand new PC and I have more memory and disk space than I know what to do with. I had this exact same message immediately before my reformat, when I had XP Home SP2 which came pre-installed. |
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Sounds like a variation on this:
OLEXP: Outlook Express Error After Windows 2000 SP1 Installation (Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is full.) http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296969 -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "Dave" wrote in message ... Hi, I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Windows support page reccomends reinstalling SP2. But I just installed it. My registry changes above were done BEFORE installing SP2. I didn't try running Outlook Express before running SP2, but I did have the exact same message before the reformat. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Of course this is bull. This is a freshly rebuilt XP installation on a brand new PC and I have more memory and disk space than I know what to do with. I had this exact same message immediately before my reformat, when I had XP Home SP2 which came pre-installed. |
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Yep!!!!! I can't believe I overlooked that. I must have figured that
since I updated the registry BEFORE upgrading to SP2, that IE/Outlook would have re-installed themselves in the correct directory. That's Microsoft for you - vague error messages and all. Thanks again! Steve Shattuck wrote: I just did a clean re-format and re-build of my Windows XP Pro computer. Almost immediately after re-installing XP, I did the following: * Edited the registry so that my Program Files path and Program Files Directory would be D:\ * Updated to Service Pack 2 Now I get the infamous message when starting Outlook Express: "Outlook Express Could Not Be Started. The application was unable to open the Outlook Express Message Store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full." I then get a second message: "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly." Sound like you did everything but copy the contents of the c:\program files folder to the D:\program files. DO NOT DELETE THE PROGRAMS IN C:\PROGRAM FILES until you are sure everything is working (in case you missed a Registry item). Once they are working, RENAME the C:\PROGRAM FILES folder and once again make sure everything is still working. Now you can delete the c:\program files folder. -- .__ (__ __ )teve www.steve.shattuck.net |
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