cannot get Outlook express

[Leif]

Nothing to do with this, I hope:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q279/0/84.ASP>Q279084</A>

[gwhitfield]

Soory, I am new in this forum.

After many nmonths with IE5.0, and Outlook Express, I have, for the first time, when clicking on "Tools, Mail and News, read mail", received a DOS window (title "Finished - MSIMN") instead of my standard Outlook "read mail" window with Outlook express. The window is a DOS display rather than the normal windows window.

What have I (or my children) done differently?

[gwhitfield]

The symptoms were different from that KB article.

I have checked those registry entries, and I've found no matching keys.

(I've changed and expanded slightly the original post)

[Leif]

OK - check these. I know they are not giving the same error, but may point towards something.

Q247706 OLEXP: Error Message: MSIMN Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module Wab32.dll
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q224/8/21.ASP>Q224821</A> OLEXP: Microsoft Outlook Express Msimn.txt File

[gwhitfield]

Leif,

No joy in any of those, alas- but thanks.

I'll need to pick up my IE5 CD Rom from work and reinstall, I think.

[Siggy]

Or you could download the latest version

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/ie55sp1.htm?FinishURL=/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=25479&redirect=no>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downlo...479&redirect=no</A>

/Rene
Denmark

[gwhitfield]

Oh dear. This was just a little too late.

I called up the ISP, received a new CD rom with the latest software, did an install with repair (as instructed) and it still didn't work.

Next call- to uninstall. I did this. I saw about 50 new messages (not spam, from a mailing group- I wanted to see these messages)- but all my history was lost. It looked as if I was in IE4.

Another call- this time, to reinstall 5.0. All OK. I had my history- but the 50 messages I had opened up from IE4 were lost. The response from the ISP (one of Australia's biggest) was "sorry. they're lost".

Rene, I'll try your download suggestion- but tomorrow after some sleep. Thanks.

[MaryJ]

search your drive for mbx files - those 50 should be in an mbx. then get mbxtract from <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tomsterdam.com>http://www.tomsterdam.com</A> and extract them to your drive. drop into your OE mail folders and you'll have them back again. <img src=/S/smile.gif border=0 alt=smile width=15 height=15>

[gwhitfield]

Brilliant.

Thanks for your help.