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Colonel Blip

Hello, All!

I recently installed XP Pro and updated with SP-2 and other updates. When I
tried to run OE I get the following messages:

"Unable to open OE message store (and there is a reference 0x8007007E,
126)."

Hitting OK results in a message that MDOE.DLL could not be initialized.

Suggestions to fix?

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
Hi,

Click start/run, type "regsvr32 msoe.dll" (without the quotes, and it's
msoe.dll, not mdoe.dll) and click ok. See if this helps.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Colonel Blip said:
Hello, All!

I recently installed XP Pro and updated with SP-2 and other updates.
When I tried to run OE I get the following messages:

"Unable to open OE message store (and there is a reference 0x8007007E,
126)."

Hitting OK results in a message that MDOE.DLL could not be
initialized.

Suggestions to fix?

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
Click to expand...

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
| | > Hello, All!
| >
| > I recently installed XP Pro and updated with SP-2 and other updates.
| > When I tried to run OE I get the following messages:
| >
| > "Unable to open OE message store (and there is a reference 0x8007007E,
| > 126)."
| >
| > Hitting OK results in a message that MDOE.DLL could not be
| > initialized.
| >
| > Suggestions to fix?
| >
| > Thanks.
| >
| > Colonel Blip.
| > E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
|
| From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Um, he just reinstalled and couldn't open OE. Ergo, no messages to worry
about.
--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.
|
| Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
| message store.
| Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
| Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
| your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
| it might get you into OE.
|
| If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
| Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
| importing the messages from
| the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this
tool
| to extract the messages:
|
| DBXtract ($5):
| http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
|
| Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).
|
| The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a
folder
| in an open instance of OE.
|
| --
| Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
| Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
| http://www.fjsmjs.com
| Protect your PC
| http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
| http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
|
|
 
Hello, Rick!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:35:27 -0500:

RNR> Hi,

RNR> Click start/run, type "regsvr32 msoe.dll" (without the quotes, and
RNR> it's msoe.dll, not mdoe.dll) and click ok. See if this helps.

Thanks but it didn't help.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
Hi Colonel Blip,

The install of Outlook Express is likely corrupted. This can happen after
upgrading and files from a previous version are left to conflict with newer
files.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

From an older KB article (Msoe.dll could not be loaded)

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if there are different versions of Outlook Express
files located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder because of the
installation or uninstallation of different Outlook Express versions.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, back up your Outlook Express data, and manually
remove and reinstall Outlook Express.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
*
Hello, All!

I recently installed XP Pro and updated with SP-2 and other updates. When I
tried to run OE I get the following messages:

"Unable to open OE message store (and there is a reference 0x8007007E,
126)."

Hitting OK results in a message that MDOE.DLL could not be initialized.

Suggestions to fix?

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
Hello, Ron!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 06:39:01 -0600:

Although this is for w2k I thought it might work on my XP. I did change the
ProgramFilesDir pointer in the registry to something other than the system
drive (in my case the OS is on D:\). I restored my initial SP-2 slipstreamed
image before adding any applications and OE worked. However, every image
after that, incorporating other changes such as running a Windows update
run, adding applications, etc. will not run OE. I'm sure something is
pointing wrong because of the ProgramFilesDir change but changing it back
didn't help either.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

RS> This is worth a look:
RS> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296969
RS> --
RS> Ron Sommer

RS> ??>> Hello, All!
 
Hello, Kuay!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:46:46 -0800:

I think I know in general how I created this problem, but not how to get out
of it. After installing XP and SP-2 I changed ProgramFilesDir before
installing any applications. I wanted them in a different drive than my OS.
It was only after installing drivers, apps and the like that I got around to
checking OE. Along the way I had made 3 ghost images of my OS so I started
restoring some of them to see if I could pinpoint the problem.

I restored my initial SP-2 slipstreamed image before adding any applications
and OE worked. However, every image after that, incorporating other changes
such as running a Windows update run, adding applications, etc. will not run
OE.

I'm sure something is pointing wrong because of the ProgramFilesDir change
but changing it back didn't help either.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

KT> Hi Colonel Blip,

KT> The install of Outlook Express is likely corrupted. This can happen
KT> after upgrading and files from a previous version are left to conflict
KT> with newer files.

KT> How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
KT> Windows XP
KT> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

KT> From an older KB article (Msoe.dll could not be loaded)

KT> CAUSE
KT> This behavior can occur if there are different versions of Outlook
KT> Express files located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder
KT> because of the installation or uninstallation of different Outlook
KT> Express versions.

KT> RESOLUTION
KT> To resolve this behavior, back up your Outlook Express data, and
KT> manually remove and reinstall Outlook Express.
 
Hi Colonel Blip,

This Microsoft KB article might provide the right clue. Good luck.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296969

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
*
Hello, Kuay!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:46:46 -0800:

I think I know in general how I created this problem, but not how to get out
of it. After installing XP and SP-2 I changed ProgramFilesDir before
installing any applications. I wanted them in a different drive than my OS.
It was only after installing drivers, apps and the like that I got around to
checking OE. Along the way I had made 3 ghost images of my OS so I started
restoring some of them to see if I could pinpoint the problem.

I restored my initial SP-2 slipstreamed image before adding any applications
and OE worked. However, every image after that, incorporating other changes
such as running a Windows update run, adding applications, etc. will not run
OE.

I'm sure something is pointing wrong because of the ProgramFilesDir change
but changing it back didn't help either.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

KT> Hi Colonel Blip,

KT> The install of Outlook Express is likely corrupted. This can happen
KT> after upgrading and files from a previous version are left to conflict
KT> with newer files.

KT> How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
KT> Windows XP
KT> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

KT> From an older KB article (Msoe.dll could not be loaded)

KT> CAUSE
KT> This behavior can occur if there are different versions of Outlook
KT> Express files located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder
KT> because of the installation or uninstallation of different Outlook
KT> Express versions.

KT> RESOLUTION
KT> To resolve this behavior, back up your Outlook Express data, and
KT> manually remove and reinstall Outlook Express.
 
Hello, Kuay!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 21:20:14 -0800:

Not the solution, unfortunately.

The shortcut is pointed correctly; I've even tried starting directly while
in the folder itself.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

KT> Hi Colonel Blip,

KT> This Microsoft KB article might provide the right clue. Good luck.

KT> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296969
 
The only way I ever got OE back working was to run a repair using my
original XP SP-2 slipstreamed CD.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
Kuay Tim said:
Hi Colonel Blip,

This Microsoft KB article might provide the right clue. Good luck.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296969

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
*
Hello, Kuay!
You wrote on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:46:46 -0800:

I think I know in general how I created this problem, but not how to get
out
of it. After installing XP and SP-2 I changed ProgramFilesDir before
installing any applications. I wanted them in a different drive than my
OS.
It was only after installing drivers, apps and the like that I got around
to
checking OE. Along the way I had made 3 ghost images of my OS so I started
restoring some of them to see if I could pinpoint the problem.

I restored my initial SP-2 slipstreamed image before adding any
applications
and OE worked. However, every image after that, incorporating other
changes
such as running a Windows update run, adding applications, etc. will not
run
OE.

I'm sure something is pointing wrong because of the ProgramFilesDir change
but changing it back didn't help either.

Thanks.

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)

KT> Hi Colonel Blip,

KT> The install of Outlook Express is likely corrupted. This can happen
KT> after upgrading and files from a previous version are left to conflict
KT> with newer files.

KT> How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
KT> Windows XP
KT> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

KT> From an older KB article (Msoe.dll could not be loaded)

KT> CAUSE
KT> This behavior can occur if there are different versions of Outlook
KT> Express files located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder
KT> because of the installation or uninstallation of different Outlook
KT> Express versions.

KT> RESOLUTION
KT> To resolve this behavior, back up your Outlook Express data, and
KT> manually remove and reinstall Outlook Express.
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