Microsoft KB Archive/179656

= OLEXP: IPF in Kernel32.dll When You Connect to a Mail Server =

Article ID: 179656

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q179656



SYMPTOMS
When you connect to a mail server using Outlook Express without first establishing a connection to the Internet, one of the following error messages may be displayed:

 

An error occurred while establishing the Dial-Up Networking connection " "

 

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in Module KERNEL32.DLL at





RESOLUTION
To connect to your mail server using a modem, use one of the following methods:

Create a New Dial-Up Connection

 * 1) In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu, and then click the Mail tab.
 * 2) Double-click the mail account you want to configure, and then click the Connection tab.
 * 3) Click Connect Using My Phone Line.
 * 4) Click Add, and then type a name for the new connection in the "Type a name for the computer you are dialing" box.
 * 5) In the Select A Modem box, click the modem you want to use, and then click Next.
 * 6) In the Area Code and Telephone Number boxes, type the area code and telephone number, click Next, and then click Finish.

NOTE: If you need to customize the Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) settings for your Internet service provider (ISP), click Properties on the Connection tab, and then make the necessary changes.
 * 1) Click OK, and then click Close.

Use Internet Explorer or Third-Party Dialer

 * 1) In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu, and then click the Mail tab.
 * 2) Double-click the mail account you want to configure, and then click the Connection tab.
 * 3) Click "Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd party dialer."
 * 4) Click OK, and then click Close.

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