Outlook Express 6 - Cannot See Email Body 1

[JohnBates]

hi again,

I accidentally removed Outlook Express 6(via Add/Remove Programs) It said it will only remove the desktop shortcut so I wasn't too concerned ... until now.

When I open an email, I see only the Subject and To-From. The body of the email is blank and when I move the pointer into the body section, I get the hourglass. Same for creating an email - I cannot enter anything in the body.

Wierd.

Any ideas?

Thanks, John

 

[smah]

I'm not sure how you open a mail message if you've removed OE, but anyway.... what version of Windows are you using? Assuming something pre-XP, try repairing your Internet Explorer.

 

[JohnBates]

Yes, smah - it is Windows 2000 Pro SP4 and I have IE6 SP2 I think.

Thank you.
John

 

[smah]

I can't give exact instructions, but from Control Panel, Add & Remove Programs, Internet Explorer, there should be a repair or reinstall option. Alternatively, see the repair info near the bottom of this KB article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293907

OE6 is included with IE6, so hopefully this will fix the problem.

 

[JohnBates]

Thank you smah - you pointed me in the right direction.
(I have Windows 2000)

I just accidentally fixed this tonight. This was no stroke of genius, just a stab in the dark. In the Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs, I noticed a section called 'Set Program Access and Defaults'. I clicked that and saw that the default for Email was "Use my current email program". I changed it to "Use Outlook Express". Then the (correct) shortcut appeared on my Taskbar. I clicked it and was able to view the body of Sent emails as well as emails in my Inbox.

(I had 2 MSIMN.exe files - the correct one is at:
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.exe)

I remember that a few years ago, people (myself included) were complaining that Microsoft was almost "forcing" people to use their email programs by making them a part of the operating system to the point that you cannot even remove the email program. Maybe the Microsoft gods are smiling on me tonight - that actually saved my butt

John