Error msg: MAPI32.DLL corrupted - caused by two versions of MS Off

[jus' wondering]

I'm setting up a new laptop. It came with a trial version of MS Office 2007
installed. I installed my own copy of MS Office 2003 which had been on my
old computer. Do I need to uninstall Office 2007 in order for Office 2003 to
run properly?

Each time I try to open Outlook 2003, I get this msg: "Cannot start
Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This
could have been caused by installing messaging software. Please reinstall
Outlook."

I reinstalled Office, but still get the same message. Any ideas?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If you're not going to use Office 2007 then I would advise to remove it
first.

Rename MSMAPI32.dll to .old and then do a repair on Office.
Additionally you might want to recreate your mail profile;
See http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm