Outlook Express Error Articles
Error Messages: OE Rules Cannot Be Opened or OE Rules File Appears to Be Corrupted
(810850) - When you try to open Entourage or Outlook Express, you may receive either of the following error messages: OE Rules file could not be opened OE Rules file appears to be corrupted This issue may occur if the Rules file for your identity has been...
OLEXP: Error Message: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because Msoe.dll Could Not Be Loaded
(296512) - After you remove the Windows Address Book from a computer that runs Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following error message may appear when you try to start Outlook Express 6: Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be...
OLEXP: Outlook Express Rolls Back to Version 4 from Version 6 When You Revert to Previous Version
(296510) - After you install Outlook Express 6 and Internet Explorer 6 on a computer that runs Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition, when you then try to revert to the previous version of the two programs, Internet Explorer correctly returns to version 5,...
OLEXP: Outlook Express Renders URL in Meeting Request with Special Characters Incorrectly
(307005) - When you receive a meeting request from Microsoft Outlook in Outlook Express, the message contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) with the subject of the meeting. If you click this message to attempt to open the calendar item in Microsoft...
Err Msg: Address Book Failed to Load, Outlook Express Is...
(191946) - When you start Microsoft Outlook Express, you may receive one of the following error messages: Address book failed to load, Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Unable to open the Address Book. The Address Book may not be installed properly....
OLEXP: WAB Synchronization with OAB Does Not Succeed in Outlook Express 6
(299627) - When you synchronize an Outlook Express 6 Windows Address Book (WAB) from a Hotmail account, any illegal characters that appear in the contacts Nickname box are deleted and replaced by the "_" symbol. If the entire nickname in WAB is composed of...
OLEXP: End of File Error Message When You Start Outlook Express
(296844) - When you attempt to start Outlook Express for Macintosh, you may receive one of the following error messages: An error has occurred. Unexpected end of file. -or- Memory is full. -or- An unknown error 4359 occurred. -or- The end of file was...
OLEXP: Error Message Appears When You Cancel ICW in the WAB on Windows 2000
(296506) - When you attempt to cancel the configuration of Outlook Express 6 through the Internet Connection Wizard (ICW) in the Windows Address Book (WAB), the following error message may appear: An error occurred while attempting to invoke the default...
OL2000: "Outlook Requires Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 or Greater" Error Message If You Start Outlook
(320863) - If you start Microsoft Outlook after you install Microsoft Office, you may receive the following error message: Outlook requires Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 or greater. You can install Outlook Express 5.0 by running IESetup.exe from the...
XFOR: NNTP Cannot Post to a Restricted Newsgroup
(283862) - When you are using Outlook Express, and you attempt to connect to a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) newsgroup that is restricted to specific users, if you are one of the specified users, you may receive the following error message: Outlook...
Error Message: The Message Could Not Be Sent. Some of the Recipients for This Message Are Not Valid.
(239135) - When you send a message in Outlook Express, you may receive one of the following error messages: Outlook Express: There was an error opening this message. An error has occurred. The Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly...
ENT2001: Folders Disappear or Error 1500 Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Connect to a Hotmail Account
(311217) - In Entourage for Mac or Outlook Express for Macintosh, when you attempt to send or retrieve mail from a Microsoft MSN Hotmail account or attempt to configure a new Hotmail account after October 25, 2001, the following behavior may occur: All of...
Riched32.dll Error Message When Starting E-Mail Program or WordPad
(218838) - When you attempt to compose a message in Outlook Express, you may receive one of the following error messages: The operation could not be completed. Riched32.dll failed to load. Please re-install. MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module...
OLEXP: Problems Downloading E-mail from Hotmail Account
(252840) - When you try to download e-mail from your Hotmail account, the download may not work, and you may receive the following error message: Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail', Server:...
OL97: Error Message: Outllib.dll is Linked to Missing Export Mapi32.dll
(174843) - When you start Microsoft Outlook 97 you receive the following message The Outllib.dll file is linked to missing export Mapi32.dll:36. followed by: A device attached to the system is not functioning. If you try to check your Windows Messaging...
OLEXP: "Access to the Resource Is Forbidden" Error Message When Sending/Receiving Mail
(311031) - When you try to send and receive e-mail, you may receive the following error message: Access to the resource is forbidden. This behavior can occur if you are using Mac OS 8.6 and you have proxies enabled in the preferences for Microsoft Internet...
"A connection to the server could not be established" error message when you download a message in Outlook 2002
(329911) - Describes that you receive an error message when you download a message that was received with an MSN, the Microsoft Network, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)-based e-mail account.
OLEXP: "Application Error in Msimn.exe" Error Message Cites Access Violation Address 0x5f5875b6
(288085) - After you compose a message and click Send , you may receive the following error message: Application error in Msimn.exe. Exception: access violation (0xc0000005) address 0x5f5875b6. Although you may continue to receive e-mail messages and may be...
OLEXP: OE Error Message: This Program Has Performed an Illegal Operation
(174714) - When you try to log off from Outlook Express without choosing a user name, you may receive the following error message: This program has performed an illegal operation. If you then click Details, you see the following message: Rundll32 caused an...
XFOR: POP3 or IMAP4 Client Cannot Send SMTP Mail
(200788) - If you use incorrect logon credentials on a Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4rev1 (IMAP4) client (when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Service or Exchange 2000 Server SMTP...
OLEXP: Error 0x800C013B When You Attempt to Send a Message in Outlook Express 5
(253795) - When you try to send a message in Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message: An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800C013B. This behavior can occur if the Sent Items.dbx file...
OLEXP: Unable to Import E-mail Messages into Outlook Express 5
(252603) - When you attempt to import messages into Microsoft Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message: No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another...
OLEXP: Outlook Express Stops Working After Uninstalling Internet Explorer
(256842) - If you uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Outlook Express may not work properly or you may receive the following error message when you start Outlook Express: Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be loaded. This...
OLEXP: Unable To Import Messages from Outlook Express 4.x to Outlook Express 5
(234061) - When you import messages from Outlook Express 4.x to Outlook Express 5, you are prompted for the location of the messages you want to import. After you choose the parent folder of the Mail folder, you may receive the following error message: Not...
OLEXP: "Unknown Error" in Outlook Express When Accessing a Hotmail Account
(252518) - When you use Outlook Express to open e-mail in a Hotmail account, you may receive the following error message: An unknown error has occurred. An invalid character was found inside an entity reference. -or- Header download for the 'FolderName'...
Cannot Use Add/Remove Programs to Install Outlook Express 5
(229130) - When you use the Add/Remove Programs tool to install Microsoft Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message: An error occurred loading "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\oeimport.dll. The file may not have been installed or it has...
You receive a "Message could not be displayed" error message when you try to view an Outlook Express e-mail message
(217262) - When you try to view an Outlook Express e-mail message, you may receive the following error message: Message could not be displayed. Outlook Express encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low...
OLEXP: How to Change the Default Font of the Folder List in Outlook Express
(291006) - This article describes how to change the default font of the Folder List in Outlook Express. To change the default font of the Outlook Express Folder List: Quit Outlook Express.Right-click the Windows desktop, and then click Properties.Click the...
OLEXP: E-mail Addresses Not Imported Into Outlook Express
(171302) - When you try to import address book entries into Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message '<Username>' has a non-Internet e-mail address... The contact will be imported to the Windows Address Book without an e-mail address....
OLEXP: Unable to Start Outlook Express If Installed Over PGP
(221203) - When you try to start Outlook Express, you may receive one of the following error messages: Unable to start the program. One of the required components may be busy or missing. Please check your installation and try again. One or more DLL files...
You receive the "The message could not be sent because an e-mail address was rejected but the server" error message when you send an e-mail message in Outlook Express
(178218) - When you send an e-mail message in Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message: The message could not be sent because an e-mail address was rejected by the server. Subject '<title>', Account: '<name>', Server: '< WWW.XX.YYY.ZZZ...
OLEXP: Outlook Express 4 May Not Run After Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5
(220610) - When you start Outlook Express 4.0 after uninstalling Internet Explorer 5, you may receive the following error message: Unable to start the program. One of the required components maybe busy or missing. Please check your installation and try...
OLEXP: Error Message When Opening Outlook Express Macintosh Edition: An Error Occurred While Launching
(285787) - When you start Outlook Express for Macintosh, you may receive the following error message: An error occurred while launching. Permission Denied. This error normally occurs when the properties for the messages and database files are incorrect. This...
Cannot Start Phone Dialer from the Outlook Express Address Book
(251266) - When you try to dial a number in the Outlook Express Address Book, it may not open Phone Dialer or you may receive the following error message: Phone Dialer was unable to find a telephone device or modem to use to dial voice calls. In Control...
OLEXP: Cannot Copy Information from TechNet to Outlook Express
(248266) - When you paste a few words (under 30 chars) from Microsoft TechNet into a new Outlook Express e-mail or news message, no words are pasted. If you try to paste more than 65 words into a new Outlook Express e-mail or news message, you may receive...
OLEXP: Stack Fault Occurs While Running 16-Bit Outlook Express
(229811) - When you run Outlook Express in Windows 3.1, Outlook Express generates a stack fault if you do not close "Insufficient Memory" dialog boxes and you open new Outlook Express windows. Microsoft Internet Explorer service packA supported fix is now...
OLEXP: Cannot Install Outlook Express from Gateway OEM CD-ROM
(186061) - When you attempt to install Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 using the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) CD-ROM included with your Gateway computer, Outlook Express may not be installed, and you may receive following error message: Install...
OLEXP: Cannot Change the Outlook Express Shortcut
(256468) - When you attempt to change any setting in the Outlook Express desktop shortcut or taskbar shortcut, you receive an "Access is denied" error message. The Read-Only attribute is set on the Outlook Express shortcuts. To remove the Read-Only attribute...
OLEXP: Error When You Import an Address Book to Outlook Express
(278599) - When you try to import a Windows Address Book (WAB) to Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message: An error occurred during the import process. The import process could not be completed. This behavior can occur if the files that...
OL2002: Outlook Express 5 E-mail Does Not Import
(290860) - When you import your Microsoft Outlook Express 5 e-mail, addresses, and rules, only the addresses are imported. When you select the Outlook Express folder that you want to import from, you may receive he following error message: The mail folder...
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