Linda, This is a little aside. I am running Windows 98 second edition & in long ago times I did a repair through add & remove programs but I can't remember if it was for IE or Word. At any rate, I am having difficulty with Express also (not the same problem as this) & I just tried to follow Control panel > & no where can I find an option for 'repair'. Is it because it is Win 98? Thanks, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda F. Johnson To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook Express and the "real" Outlook OE is part of IE, so if you are running any operating system other than XP, you can go to Control Panel> Add/Remove programs and choose to REPAIR IE If you are running Windows XP, you can't do this, however...in this case, read these instructions from Microsoft: http://snipurl.com/58bl I agree that the problem is probably OE/IE and not Outlook, but becuz it's affecting you in Outlook, I'm letting the thread continue cuz I don't see it as OT....yet Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Carneal Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 11:04 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook Express and the "real" Outlook Linda, when the problem occurs, I can't load even load Outlook so that I can run detect and repair option in Outlook help menu. After putting in the IE 6 CD, the problem clears and running detect and repair option doesn't seem to correct anything at that point since by that point everything is ok again. I expect the problem to crop up again tomorrow. Someone here asked me if me IE was the culprit? Could it be? It came from Microsoft. If so, that sounds as if I need to download or buy a new IE. Thank you. Robert -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:51 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook Express and the "real" Outlook The reason you need OE installed with Outlook is some of the components from OE are used by Outlook (most notably, OE's news reader) I don't think the problem is OE...I think it's Outlook. Try a detect and repair from Outlook's help menu. Linda ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************