help with missing MSFSMENU.ECF & MSFSPROP.ECF

[Wayne228]

I just installed MS Office Small Office 2003 & am running into a problem when
I open Outlook. Outlook shows a error message that reads " The file ad in
MSFSMENU.ECF or MSFSPROP.ECF is missing or not valid his problem may be
resolved by using Detect & Repair on the Help Menu" I hit OK & the program
seems to run correctly. I have used the Detect & Repair...with no results.
The message pops up every time I start Outlook. If this can not be fixed I
woul be happy with just getting rid of the message. Thanks in advance for
the help.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Wiht Outlook closed, find and rename extend.dat to .old (enable searching
hidden files). It should solve the problem. If it does not, then in
Outlook use Tools->Options->Other->Advanced. Check under the Add-in Manager
to see if those are installed.

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After furious head scratching, Wayne228 asked:

| I just installed MS Office Small Office 2003 & am running into a
| problem when I open Outlook. Outlook shows a error message that reads
| " The file ad in MSFSMENU.ECF or MSFSPROP.ECF is missing or not valid
| his problem may be resolved by using Detect & Repair on the Help
| Menu" I hit OK & the program seems to run correctly. I have used the
| Detect & Repair...with no results. The message pops up every time I
| start Outlook. If this can not be fixed I woul be happy with just
| getting rid of the message. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Wayne228]

Hi Milly, Thanks for the fast response. I tried your suggestion on changing
the extention to .old with no results. Then I looked for the files & they are
not listed at all under add-ins. The only thing that came up was the
threadnotify.asp about the missing files. Any other ideas ? -Or- info on
where the files can be found or downloaded from would be great. Thanks again,
Wayne228