thanks for the help
dropping the dbx files allowed me to open OE
Now the challange is getting the old emails back
so far I'm too cheap to buy the $7 dbxtract
Microsoft was no help with this problem

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

From:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store. Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder. You
will lose your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news
servers, but it might get you into OE. Note: The DBX file are hidden files
in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx. You should now get into OE. Try importing the messages from the
folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use one of these
tools to extract the messages:

DBXtract:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

Also See:

OLEXP: Error Message: Outlook Express Could Not Be Started Because MSOE.DLL
Could Not Be Loaded
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q232480

Error message "Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could
not be loaded"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q296512

Error message "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could
not be loaded" when you start Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q272265

OLEXP: Error Message: The Identity Login Could Not Be Started
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q249893
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"feritayl" wrote in message
news
OE just broke. When attempting to open OE (ver 6.0.2900.2180) with XP
Home I
get the error 0x800C012E,5 and then MSOE.dll not initialized (what does
that
mean?). I've got plenty for memory and disc space. I got a copy of OE 6
but
it won't setup because I have a newer version. Can I remove the bad OE
and
reload the new OE6 without losing my emails and addresses? and let Update
bring it up current? Or what can I do?
Thnaks,
Brian