Error Message Installing OL 2003

[SMD]

I am operating VISTA Ultimate 32, & MS Office Pro 2007.

I have not activated Outlook 2007 as I choose to run Outlook 2003.

After I installed OL 2003 (from the full 2003 Pro Suite - custom install
Outlook only) and attempted to run it I got this message:
Cannot start OL MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This may be
caused by installing other messaging software.

After the installation I went thru Programs & Features - MS 2007 and OL was
marked as unavailable. This is fine as I know that 2 versions of OL cannot
be run at the same time. Checking out OL 2003 thru Programs & Features only
OL is checked. I did try reinstalling. No change. I have uninstalled and
reinstalled - same message.

Under All Programs OL 2003 is listed, as is OL 2007 (as noted OL 2007 in
unavailable).

FYI: I do not use OL for e-mail.

What does this mean? Is there a way around this? Please use as simple an
explanation, directions and terms as possible.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

When installing multiple versions of Office, it is best to start from oldest
to newest, updating each version prior to installing the later version.
What happens if you uninstall all versions of Office and try it my way?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, SMD asked:

| I am operating VISTA Ultimate 32, & MS Office Pro 2007.
|
| I have not activated Outlook 2007 as I choose to run Outlook 2003.
|
| After I installed OL 2003 (from the full 2003 Pro Suite - custom
| install Outlook only) and attempted to run it I got this message:
| Cannot start OL MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This may
| be caused by installing other messaging software.
|
| After the installation I went thru Programs & Features - MS 2007 and
| OL was marked as unavailable. This is fine as I know that 2 versions
| of OL cannot be run at the same time. Checking out OL 2003 thru
| Programs & Features only OL is checked. I did try reinstalling. No
| change. I have uninstalled and reinstalled - same message.
|
| Under All Programs OL 2003 is listed, as is OL 2007 (as noted OL 2007
| in unavailable).
|
| FYI: I do not use OL for e-mail.
|
| What does this mean? Is there a way around this? Please use as
| simple an explanation, directions and terms as possible.
|
| Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

 

[SMD]

Thank you Milly. Worked like a charm.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Glad to hear it and thanks for reporting back!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, SMD asked:

| Thank you Milly. Worked like a charm.
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| When installing multiple versions of Office, it is best to start
|| from oldest to newest, updating each version prior to installing the
|| later version. What happens if you uninstall all versions of Office
|| and try it my way?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, SMD asked:
||
||| I am operating VISTA Ultimate 32, & MS Office Pro 2007.
|||
||| I have not activated Outlook 2007 as I choose to run Outlook 2003.
|||
||| After I installed OL 2003 (from the full 2003 Pro Suite - custom
||| install Outlook only) and attempted to run it I got this message:
||| Cannot start OL MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This
||| may be caused by installing other messaging software.
|||
||| After the installation I went thru Programs & Features - MS 2007 and
||| OL was marked as unavailable. This is fine as I know that 2
||| versions of OL cannot be run at the same time. Checking out OL
||| 2003 thru Programs & Features only OL is checked. I did try
||| reinstalling. No change. I have uninstalled and reinstalled -
||| same message.
|||
||| Under All Programs OL 2003 is listed, as is OL 2007 (as noted OL
||| 2007 in unavailable).
|||
||| FYI: I do not use OL for e-mail.
|||
||| What does this mean? Is there a way around this? Please use as
||| simple an explanation, directions and terms as possible.
|||
||| Thank you for any assistance you can provide.