Hallo Franz
You get one of these error messages:
Outlib.dll [or another .dll] is linked to missing export MAPI32.DLL:239
The ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library MAPI32.dll.
Other symptoms may be general problems running Outlook or Exchange after installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape Communicator 4.5, Eudora or a variety of other programs.
The Mapi32.dll file, which is essential to Microsoft Outlook, is missing, damaged or has been replaced by the new software you installed. The MSKB articile ErrMsg: Missing Mapi32.dll:239 when Starting Outlook provides general details on how to restore the right Mapi32.dll for Outlook.
Outlook Express includes a choice on the Tools | Options menu for Make Outlook Express my default Simple MAPI client. If you check that, a new Mapi32.dll file is copied to your \Windows\System folder, while the old one is renamed to Mapi32.oe. If you want OE to be your default Simple MAPI client (for File | Send, etc.) and use Outlook 97 mainly for appointments and tasks, copy Mapi32.oe to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office and rename it to Mapi32.dll. You will also need to remember to start OE before Outlook 97. If you want Outlook 97 to be your MAPI client, rename Mapi32.dll to Mapi32oe.dll, then copy Mapi32.oe to Mapi32.dll or follow the procedure in the MSKB article noted above. (Many thanks to Reinaldo Gregori for figuring this out and posting the solution in the newsgroups.)
This also can occur if you run Eudora, which will overwrite the Mapi32.dll file if you don’t explicitly tell it not to. See the Windows Eudora FAQ for instructions on how to keep Eudora from messing with the .dll. Also see Outlook Running With Eudora Pro 3.0 May Cause Errors.
Other sources of this problem are CorelDRAW 7 and Netscape Communicator 4.5 .
Nachricht von Silvia am 17. Dezember 1998 um 11:03:
Antwort zu: W98/Outlook Problem von ALF am 17. Dezember 1998 um 08:09:
Dieses Problem ist bekannt bei Microsoft!!!
Du musst die MAPI32.DLL neu kopieren. Sie ist auf der WIN98 CD, im CAB NET7.CAB.
Wahrscheinlich ist Netscape der Sünder.
Gruss Silvia
OL97: ErrMsg: OUTLLIB.DLL is Linked to Missing Export MAPI32.DLL
Last reviewed: November 11, 1998
Article ID: Q174843
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Outlook 97
SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft Outlook 97 you receive the following message
The OUTLLIB.DLL file is linked to missing export MAPI32.DLL:36.
followed by:
A device attached to the system is not functioning.
If you try to check your Windows Messaging Profile properties in Control Panel, when you double-click the Mail and Fax icon (or Mail icon if you do not have fax services installed), you receive the following error:
You need more memory or system resources. Close some windows and try
again.
CAUSE
When you installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Microsoft Outlook Express, you selected the option to make Outlook Express the default Simple MAPI client.
NOTE: In some cases, a corrupt Mapi32.dll file has caused this problem.
RESOLUTION
Do not use Outlook Express as your default Simple MAPI client.
-or-
Rename and reinstall your Mapi32.dll file.
To Reset Your Default Simple MAPI Client
Start Outlook Express.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab, then click to clear „Make Outlook Express my Default Simple MAPI client.“
Restart Windows.
To Rename and Replace Your Mapi32.dll File
Right click on the Mapi32.dll file in your Windows\System folder.
Click Rename on the Shortcut menu.
Type Mapi32.old as the new name for the file.
Copy the Mapi32.dll from the OFFICE\WMS\WIN95 or OFFICE\WMS\WINNT folder of your Office 97 setup compact disc, into your Windows\System folder.
In the Windows Explorer, click the file you copied to your hard drive, and on the File menu, click Properties.
Click to clear the Read-Only check box, click to select the Archive check box, and click OK.
Close the Explorer.