Windows Mail could not be started errors

[Sander]

I am trying to make Windows Mail work firsttime after many months of owning
a new Vista-PC and after reliably using outlook on Windows-2000 for about
10 years - which is outdated now.

Windows Mail generates this error:
1. Windows Mail could not be started. The application was unable to open the
Windows Mail message store. Your Windows Mail mailbox data is currently being
used by another program, such as a virus scanner. Close the program or wait
for it to complete its operation, then open Windows Mail again (0x800C0155,
2). After accepting OK, I got the second message:
3. Windows Mail could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be
initialized.

4. Downloaded Windows Live Mail which generated the following Error:
"Windows Live Mail could not be started. It may not be installed correctly.
Make sure that your disk is not full or that you are not out of memory.
(0x80041161)"
5. Prior to that, I disabled all elements from the startup list and non-MS
services from msconfig,
the problem remained unresolved.
6. upgraded the vista-SP1 and repeated the above steps. Same Problem.
7. disabled all antivirous software. Problem remained unresolved. Vista is
running only the
basic microsoftware services and programs but the problem remained unresolved.

Any suggestion ? Is there any thing I missed to disable or to execute in
the above steps to make either the Windows mail or Windows Live Mail work? I
am desparate as I depend on the mail system. The above
described suggestions all I could find from various community sites which I
executed one by one.

Any help would be appreciated !!!!! - Microsoft any Solution ????????

Sander

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Is the machine fully patched at Windows Update?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?