Mapi32.exe

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I get a wrong version error when loading outlook. The Microsoft support says
"rename to mapi32.old" I was able to do this in the Syster32 folder, but not
the file
x_86...............mapi32.exe. What do I have to do to rename this file? I
own the file and have all permissions.
 
Dick Bosworth said:
I get a wrong version error when loading outlook. The Microsoft support
says "rename to mapi32.old" I was able to do this in the Syster32 folder,
but not the file
x_86...............mapi32.exe. What do I have to do to rename this file? I
own the file and have all permissions.
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Which version of Outlook? Versions 2003 and more recent are
compatible with Vista, and version 2002 works with a few problems.
 
Outlook 2003. My computer came with trial versions of Office 2007 which I
think caused this problem. I removed that version before installing Office
2003.
 
Why are we getting so many Outlook questions in this non-Outlook newsgroup?
 
What is ".mail" for in this news group?

I'll be glad to post elseware. Have you any suggestions?

Why are we getting so many Outlook questions in this non-Outlook
newsgroup?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Dick Bosworth said:
I get a wrong version error when loading outlook. The Microsoft support
says "rename to mapi32.old" I was able to do this in the Syster32 folder,
but not the file
x_86...............mapi32.exe. What do I have to do to rename this file?
I own the file and have all permissions.
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Common problem with Outlook 2003 after removing Office 2007 Trial.

1) Navigate to 'Program Files|Common Files|System|MSMAPI|1033'.

2) Find the file MSMAPI32.DLL and rename it to MSMAPI32.OLD.

3) Start Outlook 2003. It should rebuild MSMAPI32.DLL

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
 
Note the "Vista.Mail" part in the newsgroup name. It refers to the
Windows Mail program that comes with Vista. I agree that a less generic
name would have been less open to misinterpretation.

The Outlook experts tend to hang out in their own newsgroups:
Outlook questions are better handled in an Outlook newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Dick Bosworth said:
What is ".mail" for in this news group?

I'll be glad to post elseware. Have you any suggestions?

Gary VanderMolen said:
Why are we getting so many Outlook questions in this non-Outlook newsgroup?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Dick Bosworth said:
I get a wrong version error when loading outlook. The Microsoft support says "rename to mapi32.old" I was able to do this in
the Syster32 folder, but not the file
x_86...............mapi32.exe. What do I have to do to rename this file? I own the file and have all permissions.
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Thanks for the help!!!

Hal Hostetler said:
Common problem with Outlook 2003 after removing Office 2007 Trial.

1) Navigate to 'Program Files|Common Files|System|MSMAPI|1033'.

2) Find the file MSMAPI32.DLL and rename it to MSMAPI32.OLD.

3) Start Outlook 2003. It should rebuild MSMAPI32.DLL

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
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I followed your instructions but:

I spoke too soon. I'm running Vista. The one I cannot rename with all file
permission and ownership is
"x86_microsoft-windows-mapi (a whole bunch of numbers)" That is a folder
name which has the mapi32.exe file.
 
Outlook 2003 still gives the error message and doesn't rebuild mapi32.exe
Gary VanderMolen said:
Note the "Vista.Mail" part in the newsgroup name. It refers to the
Windows Mail program that comes with Vista. I agree that a less generic
name would have been less open to misinterpretation.

The Outlook experts tend to hang out in their own newsgroups:
Outlook questions are better handled in an Outlook newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Dick Bosworth said:
What is ".mail" for in this news group?

I'll be glad to post elseware. Have you any suggestions?

Why are we getting so many Outlook questions in this non-Outlook
newsgroup?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


I get a wrong version error when loading outlook. The Microsoft support
says "rename to mapi32.old" I was able to do this in the Syster32
folder, but not the file
x_86...............mapi32.exe. What do I have to do to rename this
file? I own the file and have all permissions.
Click to expand...
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You normally do NOT need to rename "mapi32.dll" at all, you only need to
rename "MSMAPI32.DLL" found in 'Program Files|Common
Files|System|MSMAPI|1033'.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
 
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