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For the last few days, whenever I try to start Outlook Express, I get
the first OE screen, but then OE stops responding. Other programs
continue running. Closing and re-starting OE still results in 'not
responding". Rebooting doesn't help. Once in a whlie, maybe 1 of 10
trys, OE DOES run correctly, but I haven't seen a pattern as to why yet.

I know OE is part of Internet Explorer, so I went to the Microsoft
website and tried to download the latest version of IE. When I do this,
I get a message that "a later version of IE has been detected already
installed on this computer" and the download halts.

I'm using an HP laptop, P4, Windows XP Home, and the version of IE is
6.0.2800.1106 The OE version is 6.00.2800.1123. I enabled "automatic
updates" yesterday to start receiving SP2, but the problem with OE
predates that by several days.

I've read of a registry entry that can become corrupt, could this be a
problem? How can I reinstall IE/OE if the versions conflict?

Thanks.

I'd first start with Add/Remove programs and select Windows components, then
uncheck OE and see what that does. Then do the same with IE. There used to
be a Repair setting when you tried to uninstall IE, but don't know if that
still is an option. I'd search for REPAIR OE on microsoft.com.
Just my two cents

"Rick" <rjpedersen@(remove)oco.net> wrote in message
news:Xns956559BBC8106rjpedersenoconet@216.168.3.50 ...
> For the last few days, whenever I try to start Outlook Express, I get
> the first OE screen, but then OE stops responding. Other programs
> continue running. Closing and re-starting OE still results in 'not
> responding". Rebooting doesn't help. Once in a whlie, maybe 1 of 10
> trys, OE DOES run correctly, but I haven't seen a pattern as to why yet.
>
> I know OE is part of Internet Explorer, so I went to the Microsoft
> website and tried to download the latest version of IE. When I do this,
> I get a message that "a later version of IE has been detected already
> installed on this computer" and the download halts.
>
> I'm using an HP laptop, P4, Windows XP Home, and the version of IE is
> 6.0.2800.1106 The OE version is 6.00.2800.1123. I enabled "automatic
> updates" yesterday to start receiving SP2, but the problem with OE
> predates that by several days.
>
> I've read of a registry entry that can become corrupt, could this be a
> problem? How can I reinstall IE/OE if the versions conflict?
>
> Thanks.
>
>