I wanted to follow up on this issue. To refresh the collective memory
banks, I've included a couple of the original posts at the bottom of
this email (this was back in early December...). In brief, Outlook
Express only operated with Administrator privileges, and wouldn't
operate with a limited
I checked the MS Knowledge Base and got some OE-related hits that
looked, well, interesting.
1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917288: Error message when you open
the Windows Address Book or you open Outlook Express after you install
cumulative security update 911567 (MS06-016). CAUSE -
Well, I'm making progress. Tried all suggestions w/o success but found
the root of the issue accidentally during the process. Outlook Express 6
only works when the user has administrative rights. OE6 gives error the
messages when trying to use it as a limited user. I have been able to
This is narrowing it down. A limited user cannot open the address book
while the Administrator can. The MS KB seems to address it here,
although this looks to be for Win 98/OE4:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269778/en-us
I get an error:
The Address Book file has been locked by another
As alluded to in the IE 7 discussion of the past several days, MS is offering
free actual telephonic customer support for the IE7 installation. I don't have
the number in hand, but it is toll-free. You might give it a shot.
Dan
Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/6/2007 12:30:37 PM
Outlook
What do you see on the Programs tab of Internet Options?
-Andy
Daniel Else wrote:
As alluded to in the IE 7 discussion of the past several days, MS is
offering free actual telephonic customer support for the IE7
installation. I don't have the number in hand, but it is toll-free.
You might
Outlook Express is set to be the default mail handler in Outlook
Express/Options/Connections/Internet Properties/Programs. Let me know if
you need more info. FYI, WinXP, SP2. Thanks
Richard P.
Andy Gallant wrote:
What do you see on the Programs tab of Internet Options?
-Andy
Daniel Else
While I only use Thunderbird for email, in order to email photos, Fuji
Pix will only accept Outlook Express as a mail handler therefore OE is
set as the default. I'll check into Secunia Software Inspector but all
of MS Updates are current (but I will double check).
Richard P.
Andy Gallant
