Microsoft KB Archive/177083

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How to Verify the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch Is Installed

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Q177083

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The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network version 2.5
 * Microsoft Outlook 97

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SUMMARY
To use Microsoft Outlook 97 as your e-mail client on MSN, The Microsoft Network, the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch must be installed.

MORE INFORMATION
To verify the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch is installed, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Mail or Mail And Fax.
 * 3) On the Services tab, verify that "Internet E-mail" is listed in the "The following information services are set up in this profile" box. If "Internet Mail" is listed, the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch may not be installed.
 * 4) Double-click "Internet E-mail" or "Internet Mail."

You should see the following tabs in the dialog box that opens on the screen:


 * General
 * Servers
 * Connection
 * Advanced

If any of these tabs are missing, the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch is not installed.

To install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
 * 2) In the Named box, type "minet32.dll" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.
 * 3) In the list of found files, right-click the Minet32.dll file, and then click Rename.
 * 4) Type "minet32.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
 * 5) Close the Find: Files Named Minet32.dll window, and then restart the computer.
 * 6) Install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch.

For information about how to install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q174062 Internet Mail Enhancement Patch Needed to Use Outlook 97 w/MSN" For more information about how to use Outlook 97 with MSN, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q176064 How to Set Outlook 97 as the Default MSN E-Mail Program" "Q176276 Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration on MSN" Additional query words: msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. imep

Keywords : kbenv kbtool kbmsn

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbOutlookSearch kbMSNSearch kbOutlook97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbMSN250