Meg wrote:

I get this message when I try to open outlook..yet I have the most
recent version of OE located on my computer.

outlook requires Microsoft outlook express 4.01 or greater. you can
install outlook express by running iesetup.exe from the ie5 folder
located on your cd or through the windows update website.

You dont state your Outlook version. Here is some information about the
error:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320863/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212991/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287683/en-us

If none of those apply, try removing Outlook Express with Control
PanelAdd/Remove ProgramsAdd or Remove Windows Components and adding it
back in again.
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Brian Tillman