MSIMN has caused an error in COMCTL32DLL

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hawaiian trish - 07 Jul 2006 19:00 GMT

I accidentlly deleted my outlook express, a friend recommended that I try
system restore which I did, anyhow I found outlook express back in my control
panel, but every time I click on it, a message comes up saying:
MSIMN has caused an error in COMCTL32DLL and MSIMN will now close.
I am now at my wit's end as it is my main e-mail address, can anyone offer a
suggestion please.

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Mike M - 07 Jul 2006 20:10 GMT

Outlook Express should not appear in the Control Panel unless you are
referring to an entry in Add/Remove Programs.

I have a feeling that your problem is due to mixed file versions. Have
you reinstalled Win Me over itself? What are the versions of msimn.exe,
msoe.dll and comctl32.dll? You can check by right clicking on the file,
selecting Properties and the information required is on the version tab.

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> I accidentlly deleted my outlook express, a friend recommended that I
> try system restore which I did, anyhow I found outlook express back
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> I am now at my wit's end as it is my main e-mail address, can anyone
> offer a suggestion please.

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hawaiian trish - 09 Jul 2006 12:18 GMT

Hi Mike, sorry I couldn't get back sooner but I was very busy yesterday, I
haven't installed the programme you mentioned, and you asked what versions of
msimn etc did I have, but what file do I right click on to find Properties.

>Outlook Express should not appear in the Control Panel unless you are
>referring to an entry in Add/Remove Programs.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>> I am now at my wit's end as it is my main e-mail address, can anyone
>> offer a suggestion please.

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Mike M - 09 Jul 2006 13:59 GMT

> what file do I right click

The ones I mentioned which again are - msimn.exe, msoe.dll and
comctl32.dll

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Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com

> Hi Mike, sorry I couldn't get back sooner but I was very busy
> yesterday, I haven't installed the programme you mentioned, and you
> asked what versions of msimn etc did I have, but what file do I right
> click on to find Properties.

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