ProgramFilesDir

[Direct1]

Has anyone noticed with XP Pro SP2 if you go into the registry and set the ProgramFilesDir (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > ProgramFilesDir & ProgramFilesPath) to "D" and re-boot Outlook Express does not open? All of the other apps work -- just OE doesn't?

[tweakerpc]

When I had it i did see that, also to me SP2 has to many bugs

[rraehal]

It is not a bug. The DLL files for Outlook Express are registered DLL's. You can get outlook to work by reregistering the DLL files.

Start by going to D:\Program Files\Outlook Express.

There are several DLL files in the directory.

Simply Click start, hit run, type
REGSVR32 "D:\Program Files\Outlook Express\DLLNAME.DLL"
for every dll in the directory.

Next type
REGSVR32 "D:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Wab32.dll"

Edit]
I missed One DLL. You also must register:
REGSVR32 "D:\Program Files\Common Files\System\DIRECTDB.DLL"

Outlook Express should run again

[Direct1]

Thanks rraehal, that worked. You have to copy Wab32.dll and DIRECTDB.DLL from C:\Program Files\Common Files\System to D:\Program Files\Common Files\System first though (they were not there by default).

And as for it being a "bug" with SP2, it doesn't work with Windows 2000 Pro SP4 either.

I do not use OE so I never knew it didn't work after making the registry change.

Thanks again!

[rraehal]

Glad it worked for you.

You may be missing the WAB32RES.DLL since they did not get moved by default. It also resides in Common Files\System. I am not sure which functions it provides.

[Direct1]

It was there but doesn't need to be registered for OE to work.

Thanks again!