Article ID: 310893
Article Last Modified on 8/31/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
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SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade your computer to Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5, the following error messages may appear when you try to start Outlook Express:
CAUSE
This issue can occur because upgrading to Internet Explorer 5.5 does not also properly upgrade Outlook Express. The version of Outlook Express remains the same.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove Outlook Express, and then reinstall Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools. Reinstalling Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools installs the correct version of Outlook Express.
For more information about uninstalling Outlook Express 5.5 in Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
263837 How to Manually Uninstall and Reinstall Outlook Express in Windows 2000
For more information about uninstalling Outlook Express 5.5 in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
278909 How to Manually Uninstall and Reinstall Outlook Express on Windows Me
For more information about uninstalling Outlook Express 5.5 in Windows NT 4.0, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
171229 How to Add and Remove Internet Explorer Components
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