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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'm trying to help my dad he is running windows ME and gets the error
> message
> " msimn has caused an error in comctl 32.dll and will now close " when
> he
> tries to open outlook express Any help would be gratefully accepted
> charlie
footiechic - 21 Aug 2005 19:22 GMT
Thanks mike will try your suggestion

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charlie
> See:
> OE won't even start
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> > tries to open outlook express Any help would be gratefully accepted
> > charlie