outlook 2003 and vista probllems

Hi all,
I have intalled office 2003 and updated to SP3 but I keep getting the
message that mapi32.dll is missing or corrupt. I reinstalled twice more to
no avail, so thought I might rename the file and d/load another one but I
cant rename or remove it because I dont have permision to do this on my own
machine. I am the only user of my pc and am logged on as administrator and
have turned off UAC.


So how can I do this?

"slartybartfast" <slartybartfast@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:83E153A2-9EFC-427E-8E60-3C0A80588591@microsoft.com...

> Hi all,
> I have intalled office 2003 and updated to SP3 but I keep getting the
> message that mapi32.dll is missing or corrupt. I reinstalled twice more
> to
> no avail, so thought I might rename the file and d/load another one but I
> cant rename or remove it because I dont have permision to do this on my
> own
> machine. I am the only user of my pc and am logged on as administrator and
> have turned off UAC.
>
>
> So how can I do this?

Try this

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...164781033.aspx

In Vista you should probably use Run as administrator.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

This is much better:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926196/en-us

Error message when you try to start Outlook 2003: "MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or
the wrong version"

Article ID : 926196 --- Last Review : October 16, 2007 --- Revision : 2.1

SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, the program does not
start. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong
version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging software.
Please reinstall Outlook.


CAUSE
This issue may occur if you install and then uninstall Microsoft Office
Outlook 2007 Beta 2 on a computer that has Outlook 2003 installed. When you
uninstall Outlook 2007 Beta 2 version, the Outlook 2007 Beta 2 version of the
MSMapi32.dll file is not removed from the following folder on your computer:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Msmapi\LocaleID

Note Different Locale ID for different languages appears in LocaleID. For
example, 1033 is for English - the United States. For more information about
these techniques, visit the following MSDN Web site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0h88fahh.aspx


RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Locate and then open the following folder on your computer:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Msmapi\1033

3. Right-click the MSMapi32.dll file, and then click Rename.

Note The file (Msmapi32.dll) that you are renaming differs from the file
(Mapi32.dll) that is mentioned in the error message.

4. Type Msmapi32.old, and then press ENTER to rename the file.

5. Start Outlook 2003.


Note When you start Outlook 2003, the program will repair itself.