Microsoft KB Archive/254623

= OLEXP: How to Reinstall Microsoft Outlook Express 5 in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 254623

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q254623





For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 318378.

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SUMMARY
This article describes how to reinstall Microsoft Outlook Express in Windows 2000. Reinstalling Outlook Express may be a helpful troubleshooting step for problems involving Outlook Express or the Msoe.dll dynamic-link library (DLL).

NOTE: The following the steps in this article require that you have the Windows 2000 installation CD-ROM available.



MORE INFORMATION
To reinstall Outlook Express in Windows 2000:
 * 1) Quit Outlook Express.
 * 2) Using Windows Explorer, open the %SystemRoot%\Inf folder. (By default, this is the Winnt\Inf folder.)
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
 * 4) On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders. Click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check box, and then click OK.
 * 5) Right-click the Msoe50.inf file in Windows Explorer, and then click Install.

Additional query words: oe

Keywords: kbinfo KB254623

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