Outlook Express-could Not Be Started.

Can anyone help me. I'm baffled. I am getting the following message:
Outlook Express could not be started. It may not be installed correctly. Make sure your disk is not full or that you are out of memory. 0X8007045A.
Followed by: Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE>DLL could not be initialized. OE might not be installed correctly.
I am running XP Pro SP2, IE 6.0 SP2, and OE 6.
I cannot find any *.DBX files at all.
Please help me.
Larry

 

If you have already tried a repair install (try the repair install if you haven't) of IE6 (which contains OE6) then try this:


Start> Run > Regedit
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

Data Type: DWORD // Value Name: IsInstalled

Setting for Value Data: [Change the Value from 1 to 0]

Exit Registry

 

Yargwel, Before I try anything I am backing up my harddrive. I have 2 college students that have a ton of info that can't be lost. Can I get back to you? Larry

 

Of course!!!

Ask anything you like. Even if I can't help there are plenty of others here and at least one will probably know the answer (though I'm not saying which one! )

 

Yargwel, Thank for the help. It took awhile for everything to come back. I had to get another drive and used Norton's GHost to clone my HD. It was quite a chore but all is well in PC land. I had to reinstall SP2 about 4 times. Kept getting errors and not finding files. Thank you so much. Larry

 

I knew something was wrong. In applying the updates IE7 got installed. I never asked for it. It is definitely different. I want my IE6 back without the troubles of reapplying fixes. Larry

 

Again, all is well. I just uninstalled IE7, (didn't like it), with the remove programs in control panel and IE6 was restored.
Thanks again. Larry