Outlook 2003 - MAPI32.DLL corruption?

[Freddie-D]

Hi
OS: Windows XP Pro.
I have upgraded my computer, and am re-installing all my software to the new
pc. I used the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard. I have installed Ooutlook
2003, Excel 2003 and Word 2000 from disc, and registered/activated/validated
them all with Microsoft.
When trying to open Outlook 2003, I receive the message "Cannot start
Microsoft Outlook. MAPI32.dll is corrupt or the wrong version.........." etc.
Having searched this error, I found I must run the FIXMAPI.exe utility.
However, when I double click on it nothing happens. I have even tried
running it from Start>Run>C\Windows....etc.
I have looked for the utility on Windows/Microsoft site, but am unable to
find it - presumably as it is an integral part of Windows.
Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem? I use Outlook a lot, so
this issue is rather urgent.
Many thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

OS: Windows XP Pro.
I have upgraded my computer, and am re-installing all my software to
the new pc. I used the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard. I have
installed Ooutlook 2003, Excel 2003 and Word 2000 from disc, and
registered/activated/validated them all with Microsoft.
When trying to open Outlook 2003, I receive the message "Cannot start
Microsoft Outlook. MAPI32.dll is corrupt or the wrong
version.........." etc.

Try deleting or renaming the current MAPI32.DLL (located in
%CommonProgramFiles%\system\MSMAPI\1033 on English versions of WIndows) and
then running Outlook's Help>Detect and Repair

 

[Freddie-D]

Hi
Thanks for your response. I renamed the file as suggested, ran the detect
and repair from the installation disc, but still get the same message!
Frustrating or what!! Any other ideas? I can't open Outlook at all.

 

[Freddie-D]

Hi

Getting desparate now! Have contacted the PC manufacturer as XP came
pre-loaded. They say the only answer is to re-install XP with their recovery
disc. This of course will over-write everything I have so far set up, and
take me back 28 man hours!

HELP! Is there not a Fixmapi.exe patch that I can download?

Freddie

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Have you tried a new mail profile? Control Panel->Mail Icon->Profiles->New. Do not copy the old one. Configure the new one to use your current .pst file.

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After furious head scratching, Freddie-D asked:

| Hi
|
| Getting desparate now! Have contacted the PC manufacturer as XP came
| pre-loaded. They say the only answer is to re-install XP with their
| recovery disc. This of course will over-write everything I have so
| far set up, and take me back 28 man hours!
|
| HELP! Is there not a Fixmapi.exe patch that I can download?
|
| Freddie
|
| "Freddie-D" wrote:
|
|| Hi
|| Thanks for your response. I renamed the file as suggested, ran the
|| detect and repair from the installation disc, but still get the same
|| message! Frustrating or what!! Any other ideas? I can't open
|| Outlook at all.
||
|| "Brian Tillman" wrote:
||
|||
|||| OS: Windows XP Pro.
|||| I have upgraded my computer, and am re-installing all my software
|||| to the new pc. I used the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard. I have
|||| installed Ooutlook 2003, Excel 2003 and Word 2000 from disc, and
|||| registered/activated/validated them all with Microsoft.
|||| When trying to open Outlook 2003, I receive the message "Cannot
|||| start Microsoft Outlook. MAPI32.dll is corrupt or the wrong
|||| version.........." etc.
|||
||| Try deleting or renaming the current MAPI32.DLL (located in
||| %CommonProgramFiles%\system\MSMAPI\1033 on English versions of
||| WIndows) and then running Outlook's Help>Detect and Repair
||| --
||| Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

 

[Freddie-D]

Hi - thanks.

After hours of fiddling around, I discovered the problem. The new pc was
pre-loaded with a 60 day version of Office 2007, and SQL Server 2005. The
settings for 2007 were conflicting with the previous Outlook 2003 version.
Once I deleted the 2007 files and SQL in Control Panel, Outlook 2003 loaded
ok. I am now trawling through 27 emails received while I have been trying to
resolve the issue!!!

Thanks to everyone who tried to help me with this.