Re: Can't start OE redux

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From: Bruce Hagen (Nospam_at_mymail.invalid)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 08:04:08 -0700

OK. You can't compact your folders, obviously. Did you check the two
links I sent?

-- 
Bruce Hagen
   ~IB-CA~
"Mike T." <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:%23comW%23aPEHA.3220@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Bruce,
>
> Thanks for responding.  The problem is, though, that we can't even
start OE
> at all in order to access anything. We get the errors stated
previously
> right after we click the icon.
>
> Mike
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:ugaj32aPEHA.2924@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Try compacting your folders manually while working *offline*.
> >
> > File>Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status
Bar).
> > File>Folder>Compact all folders.
> >
> > In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background
> > and leave it unchecked. This can cause low memory.
> >
> > And:
> > DIRECTDB.DLL & MSOE.DLL  Errors:
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm
> >
> > And:
> > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#nostart
> > -- 
> > Bruce Hagen
> >    ~IB-CA~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mike T." <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> > news:ugokNtaPEHA.2820@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > My friend formatted his HD and reinstalled XP Home. Everything
has
> > gone well
> > > except for the fact that he can't open OE.  He gets the
following
> > errors:
> > >
> > > Outlook Express could not be started. The application was
unable to
> > start
> > > the Internet Account Manager. Your computer may be out of
memory or
> > your
> > > disk may be full. Contact Microsoft support for further
assistance.
> > > (0x80007114) .
> > >
> > > then
> > >
> > > Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not
be
> > > initialized.
> > >
> > > I've done a good bit of Googling on this, and have attempted
the
> > fixes
> > > suggested in KB245419 and KB233264 without luck.  I've also
> > attempted to
> > > remove/reinstall OE through Add/Remove Programs.  I've read
about
> > problems
> > > with folders.dbx, but doing a full search, the file does not
exist
> > at all.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas? Everything else on the machine is running
fine.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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