Re: Office XP Service Pack 3 causes probems for OE

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I have Windows XP and Outlook Express 6. The article seems to apply to
Windows 98 and older and only mentions OE 5 and 4. Would it still be relevant
to my system?

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

> Please see the info in this Knowledge Base article about that error message
> and no, a reinstall is not indicated:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191946
>
> It sounds like you are sharing contacts with Outlook and since you don't
> specify your operating system, there are different ways to fix the problem.
> Please review the above linked article and post back with details if you
> still have questions.
> --
> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Huskerkkc" <Huskerkkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:DF159142-2CA9-44B3-939B-C78107015AC6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > No such luck. I re-installed the update, "fixed it" with the start-run
> > changes exactly as typed, and then changed the email settings as
> > described.
> > Still doesn't work.
> >
> > When I click on "Create Mail", I get this message: There was an error
> > opening this message. An error has occured. Under contacts, it says this:
> > The
> > Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured.
> > Please reinstall.
> >
> > So am I destined to reinstall OE and if so, how do I do it so I don't lose
> > all my folders, contacts, etc?
>
>
.

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