Microsoft KB Archive/207482

= WD2000: Error Message: "The Mapisvc.inf File Is Missing" Using Address Book =

Article ID: 207482

Article Last Modified on 5/22/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q207482



SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Office 2000, the following error message may appear when you click the Address Book icon in the Envelopes and Labels dialog box (Tools menu) in Microsoft Word:

Inbox Setup Wizard

The following unrecoverable error has occurred:

The Mapisvc.inf file is missing.

To exit, click Finish.

When you click Finish, the following message appears:

Microsoft Exchange

There are no profiles. Choose the Mail and Fax icon in the Control Panel to create a new profile.

When you click OK, the following message appears:

Microsoft Word

Logon failed. You must log on to Microsoft Exchange to access your address book.

address book. Error code: "Unspecified error".

When you click OK, you are returned to the Envelopes and Labels dialog box.



CAUSE
There is no Address Book to access. You are trying to access the Address Book on a computer that has never run a MAPI client, in this case Outlook.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:


 * 1) Quit Word. Start Outlook.
 * 2) When you run Outlook the first time, the Outlook 2000 Startup Wizard guides you through configuring the program.
 * 3) After Outlook is configured, you can use the Address Book in Word.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Outlook 2000.

Additional query words: OL2K OL2000 The following unrecoverable error has occurred Mapisvc inf file is missing To exit click Finish

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB207482

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