Outlook Express Frustration

[texas_nt_rancher2002]

I can no longer open my Address Book in Outlook Express!
I get messages:
" Unable to open the address book"
"The Address Book may not be installed properly".
Since this "Frustration" I have downloaded to my hard drive Eplorer 6 with
Outlook Express - no luck.
I have also opened Outlook Express and clicked on Tools/Options/General Tab
and clicked on "Make Default". This, too, to no avail.
Further, from the RunLine, I have clicked on Start/Settings/Control
Panel/Double-Clicked the Internet Options Icon/Programs Tab and under Inter
Net Programs and selected Outlook Express/Apply/OK. All this to no avail.
Alss, I have: Start/Run and typed in "drive:\program files/outlook
express\msimn.exe"/reg - I then get a message that this does not exist.
I have also shut down my computer and restarted to insure all these settings
take effect.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
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texas_nt_rancher2002

[PA Bear]

Is MS Office or Outlook also installed? See...

Address Book Failed to Load 191946
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191946

Address Book Failed to Load - 269777
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=269777
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

texas_nt_rancher2002 wrote:
> I can no longer open my Address Book in Outlook Express!
> I get messages:
> " Unable to open the address book"
> "The Address Book may not be installed properly".
> Since this "Frustration" I have downloaded to my hard drive Eplorer 6 with
> Outlook Express - no luck.
> I have also opened Outlook Express and clicked on Tools/Options/General
> Tab and clicked on "Make Default". This, too, to no avail.
> Further, from the RunLine, I have clicked on Start/Settings/Control
> Panel/Double-Clicked the Internet Options Icon/Programs Tab and under
> Inter Net Programs and selected Outlook Express/Apply/OK. All this to no
> avail. Alss, I have: Start/Run and typed in "drive:\program files/outlook
> express\msimn.exe"/reg - I then get a message that this does not exist.
> I have also shut down my computer and restarted to insure all these
> settings take effect.
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance,

[Anthony Buckland]

texas_nt_rancher2002 wrote:
> I can no longer open my Address Book in Outlook Express!
> I get messages:
> " Unable to open the address book"
> "The Address Book may not be installed properly".
> Since this "Frustration" I have downloaded to my hard drive Eplorer 6 with
> Outlook Express - no luck.
> ...

Ever since I moved up to Win98SE, I've used Netscape
for my mail. Since Outlook Express seems to be a
favored target of virus attacks, I wouldn't touch it
with a ten-foot pole. Maybe I got conditioned in WWII
when my ten-year old version was evacuated from London;
not being in the target area greatly reduces your
chances of being hit. :)

[PA Bear]

Anthony Buckland wrote:
> Ever since I moved up to Win98SE, I've used Netscape
> for my mail. Since Outlook Express seems to be a
> favored target of virus attacks, I wouldn't touch it
> with a ten-foot pole. Maybe I got conditioned in WWII
> when my ten-year old version was evacuated from London;
> not being in the target area greatly reduces your
> chances of being hit. :)

Apples & oranges:

Are you using the version of Netscape that was released in 1998 and never
updated? I don't think so. OE6-SP1, fully updated, is light-years ahead of
OE5.0 (which installs with Win98SE) when it comes to security, Anthony, and
just as secure IMO as the most recent version of Netscape mail.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)