MAPI32.DLL error running Outlook 2003

[Pete]

I made the mistake of installing the trial version of Office 2007 on my new
Vista machine. I uninstalled it, and installed Office 2003. Word and Excel
are running great, but I get the MAPI32.DLL error whenever I try to run
Outlook.

I've seen the messages about uninstalling and reinstalling. I've even tried
using the Windows cleanup utility suggested in another thread. I can't
figure out how to delete the three MAPI32.DLL. No go. I can't figure out
permissions, which is my question.

My comment is this. I did delete the other file suggested in a thread, the
MSMAPI32.DLL flie, and I was allowed to delete this one. Once gone, Outlook
started up.

 

[Laurie B]

Hi Pete: I'm having the exact same problem. However, I searched for the file
you mention below, and it is not found on my hard drive. Any further
suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If after running Outlook 2007 beta you get the error MSMAPI32.dll is missing or corrupt, find and rename MSMAPI32.dll to .old.

****DO NOT**** rename MAPI32.dll.

Start Outlook 2003 again and it should run fine.

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After furious head scratching, Laurie B asked:

| Hi Pete: I'm having the exact same problem. However, I searched for
| the file you mention below, and it is not found on my hard drive. Any
| further suggestions?
|
| Thanks!
|
|| I made the mistake of installing the trial version of Office 2007 on
|| my new Vista machine. I uninstalled it, and installed Office 2003.
|| Word and Excel are running great, but I get the MAPI32.DLL error
|| whenever I try to run Outlook.
||
|| I've seen the messages about uninstalling and reinstalling. I've
|| even tried using the Windows cleanup utility suggested in another
|| thread. I can't figure out how to delete the three MAPI32.DLL. No
|| go. I can't figure out permissions, which is my question.
||
|| My comment is this. I did delete the other file suggested in a
|| thread, the MSMAPI32.DLL flie, and I was allowed to delete this one.
|| Once gone, Outlook started up.

 

[Pete]

I don't have any other suggestion. I'd check to make sure you searched
through the whole C drive and that MSMAPI32.DLL was spelled with an I not a
1. Other than that, I'm out of information. Pete

 

[extraduo]

ya i just joined to answer the question..:d
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Msmapi\1033
and you here find.. MSMAPI32.dll
change it to msmapi32.old


Thats it man
Awesome for the giving the idea.

 

[michael_c]

Thanks ! That was fast