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Mike Dobony - 04 May 2005 16:47 GMT

I had been using IE5.5 for quite some time. Then a renegade program
updated it ot 6.0 without my permission (without asking). I ran it for
a while, but I kept getting lockup's as I have Windows2000, not WinXP.
I finally went back to 5.5 using hte Control Panel Add/Remove Programs.
I receive the following two error messages when attempting to run OE
5.5 or 6.0 now:

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. Contact Microsoft support for further
assistance. (0x80040154, 2)

Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be
initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly.

I have reupgraded to 6.0 and am going back to 5.5 again. I am having to
use Netscape to access this NG. I much prefer OE and want it back. Thanks.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE - 04 May 2005 17:51 GMT

> I had been using IE5.5 for quite some time. Then a renegade program
> updated it ot 6.0 without my permission (without asking). I ran it for
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> use Netscape to access this NG. I much prefer OE and want it back.
> Thanks.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

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Mike Dobony - 04 May 2005 18:30 GMT

>> I had been using IE5.5 for quite some time. Then a renegade program
>> updated it ot 6.0 without my permission (without asking). I ran it for
[quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
> The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
> in an open instance of OE.

Moved the folders, but still will not open.

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Michael Santovec - 04 May 2005 18:59 GMT

OLEXP: Err Msg: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because
(MSOE.DLL could not be initialized)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232169
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=238656
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=245419
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249893
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296969
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310893

OE won't even start
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm#nostart

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

>I had been using IE5.5 for quite some time. Then a renegade program updated it ot 6.0
>without my permission (without asking). I ran it for a while, but I kept getting
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> I have reupgraded to 6.0 and am going back to 5.5 again. I am having to use Netscape to
> access this NG. I much prefer OE and want it back. Thanks.

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Mike Dobony - 04 May 2005 20:29 GMT

> OLEXP: Err Msg: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because
> (MSOE.DLL could not be initialized)
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> OE won't even start
> http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm#nostart

What do you do when you are not allowed to uninstall IE 5.5? There is
no option to just remove OE5.5.

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Mike Dobony - 05 May 2005 02:38 GMT

> > OLEXP: Err Msg: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because
> > (MSOE.DLL could not be initialized)
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> What do you do when you are not allowed to uninstall IE 5.5? There is
> no option to just remove OE5.5.

Figured it out (not what the directions said), but am now stuck with 6.0 and
can not go back to 5.5. Now how do I enable opening attached files???? I
tried this before and it wouldn't work, another reason for attempting to go
back to 5.5.

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Jim Pickering - 05 May 2005 03:34 GMT

Look in Outlook Express under Tools/Options/Security and you'll see where to
allow attachments.
-
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express

>> > OLEXP: Err Msg: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because
>> > (MSOE.DLL could not be initialized)
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> go
> back to 5.5.

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Steve Cochran - 05 May 2005 13:56 GMT

Take a look here: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1

Make sure you do points 2 and 3 also. See point 4 for message recovery
techniques.

steve

>> > OLEXP: Err Msg: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because
>> > (MSOE.DLL could not be initialized)
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> go
> back to 5.5.

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