Hi Jeff,
Thanks for posting here.
However, since you are using Office 97, please note that product support is
no longer available for this product. The Tech Net support policy is based
on the product lifecycle. More information here:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/. Thank you for your understanding.
Considering your current situation, I suggest reinstalling Outlook 97:
-- Rename or remove the following files:
mapi.dll, mapi32.dll, mapisp32.exe, mapisrvr.exe, mapiu.dll, mapiu32.dll,
mapix.dll, mapix32.dll, mspst32.dll
-- Delete the following keys in registry
Note: 904... mean the registry keys begin with 904, for example:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\9040820900063D11C8EF00054038389C
XXX means 3 digitals
?
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\904...
?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Components
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\904...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\904...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Patches
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Produc
ts\904...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\904...
?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Components
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\904...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Patches
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\904...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Produ
cts\904...
?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{00XX
X409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9XXX
0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9011
0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
?
NOTE: Please delete all the registry keys under the above "Uninstall" key
similar to {00XXX409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7} or
{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9} or
{90110409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}:
--Reinstall Office 97
Hope the information helps. If the problem persists, we recommend upgrade
your Office to Office 2003, which is more powerful for your business and
still in our support boundary.
Regards,
Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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