I get this message after re-installing everything on my hard drive (including a fresh install of Win98). Now, Outlook 97 works fine. However, when I run the Outlook 98 upgrade, everything appears to work fine (the program acts as though it is downloading my messages from my ISP server), but then I get an error message saying that either 1.) something was wrong with my server or 2.) Internet Mail was not registered properly; re-install it and try again. Now, Outlook Express Version 5.0 works fine. I can download, send, you name it. And, it won't bother me any if I have to use OE 5.0 instead, since it seems better (the interface is), and because I rarely using the other features of Outlook in coordination with the e-mail aspects of it. Anyway, does anyone know why this problem may be occurring? Thanks.

Brian, I encountered the identical problem. My problem started after installing Windows98 Service Pack 1. SP-1 issues meant I had to reinstall Win98 as you did, with the same problematic result. Outlook Express 5.0 is OK, but Outlook98 give the not properly registered error after being reinstalled! I searched Hotbot for the phrase and found your question to Computing.Net in October 98. Where did you find a solution? Thanks for any suggestions. jlconrod@pacbell.net

These steps assume that you installed Outlook in the Microsoft Office 97 default installation path. Additionally, If you installed other Microsoft products before Office, the folder name "Micros~1" may be in use by Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98. Subsequent folders would be named in order and incremented numerically. For example, the next folder name would be "Micros~2." If you suspect that your installation has multiple folders fitting this description, type the MS-DOS command, "dir m*" in the Program Files (Progra~1) folder. Folder names display with the eight-character designation in the left column and the long file names in the right column. Windows 95/98 To resolve this error message, follow these steps: Quit Outlook and any other programs that are currently running. Click the Start button, point to Programs and click MS-DOS Prompt. In the MS-DOS Prompt window, type: cd\progra~1\micros~1\office In the MS-DOS Prompt window, type: regsvr32 outlmime.dll You will receive the following message: DllRegisterServer in outlmime.dll succeeded. Click OK and click the Close button to close the MS-DOS prompt window. NOTE: See the More Information section if you have problems with this step. Start Outlook and send a mail message to test your mail functionality. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Quit Outlook and any other programs that are currently running. Click the Start button, point to Programs and click Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type: cd\program files\microsoft office\office In the Command Prompt window, type: regsvr32 outlmime.dll You will receive the following message: DllRegisterServer in outlmime.dll succeeded. Click OK and click the Close button to close the Command Prompt window. NOTE: See the More Information section if you have problems with this step. Start Outlook and send a mail message to test your mail functionality. MORE INFORMATION In step 3 you may need to enter the full path to the System folder in Windows 95/98 or the System32 folder in Windows NT. For Windows 95 or Windows 98 the typical command line is: c:\windows\system\regsvr32 outlmime.dll For Windows NT the typical command line is: c:\winnt\system32\regsvr32 outlmime.dll To display the full system path, follow these steps: On the Start menu, point to Programs and then click MS-DOS Prompt in Windows 95/98 or Command Prompt in Windows NT. In the MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt window, type "Set" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER. The line that begins with PATH defines the full system path.

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