OL2003/Vista/mapi32.dll fix didn't work!

[BudV]

OL2003 under Vista Home Premiun SP1.

(See my original post on this problem in microsoft.public.outlook.general -
4/2/09 4:32 pm)

I've cross-posted to ...windows.vista.general in a desperate reach for
additional assistance.

I originally asked for help on a known OL2003 problem, and found many fixes
by Googling mapi32.dll. None of them seemed to work. I think they all
tried to rename \windows\system32 mapi32.dll to something invalid, in the
belief that when OL2003 couldn't find the file it would generate what it
needed.)

One Outlook MVP told me how to rename the file, but I wasn't authorized to
do it, and $30 later, Geek Squad did it for me.

IT DIDN'T HELP!

What do I do next?

 

[Mike Torello]

OL2003 under Vista Home Premiun SP1.

(See my original post on this problem in microsoft.public.outlook.general -
4/2/09 4:32 pm)
[snip]

What do I do next?

If you want the folks in vista.general to help, then you're going to
have to copy your original post to that group (here) rather than hope
vista.general users will go find it in outlook.general.

 

[BudV]

OL2003 under Vista Home Premiun SP1.

The following (between the lines) was the original thread about the problem
I have:
Can I get a little more help on this mapi32 fix/denied access problem?

 

[Andrew McLaren]

The following (between the lines) was the original thread about the
problem I have:
Can I get a little more help on this mapi32 fix/denied access problem?

Hi Bud,

In general terms, Outlook 2003 can run fine on Vista. I've used this
configuration in the past without problems. There are many possible
issues around different versions of MAPI; your problem might seem
"well-known" to you, but it isn't very clear to the rest of us which
specific MAPI-related error you're seeing!!

It seems that renaming MAPI32.DLL doesn't help. So, what is the actual
error that you get? What *specifically* isn't working? Does Outlook 2003
not install correctly? Does it install, but then refuse to run? Does it
start running, but refuse to receive or send email? Do you get an error
message? What is the exact text of the error message?

BTW, be aware that these newsgroups are voluntary, peer-to-peer
assistance, they aren't official Microsoft support channels. So, you
need to "help us to help you", by giving a clear description of your
issue. Otherwise everyone will just lose interest and wander away.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[JEWboy]

MSOffice2007 works perfectly on Vista, it was designed for Vista. it only
requires one registry hack to fix background color of selected text which is
too bleak by default.