Dear Frank,

Thanks for enlightning me. I checked out what you stated, and sure enough I
found the folder and found the following files, but strangely enough NOT the
one you indicated viz. msimn.exe. These were the only ones in the folder :

C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msoe.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msoe.txt
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msoeres.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\oeimport.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\oemig50.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\oemiglib.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\setup50.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wab.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wabfind.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wabimp.dll
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wabmig.exe

I must also just state the OE is presently NOT installed on my system. No
"Start Program , or a desktop icon even. Not sure how my I.T. people
wangled it, perhaps it was so set up as part of the image they use to load on
new PCs.

What I still need to know is, is it possible the still install OE
regardless, and given the above info, how do I go about doing so ? It seems I
have an important file "missing" (perhaps on purpose).

Your further advice will be much appreciated.

Kind regards
Maurice

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"Maurice" wrote in message
...
Hi, I am currently running Win XP & ( MS I.E. Ver:
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 )
When attempting to install the Free version of OE 6, I get the following
error message "setup has detected a newer version of IE 6 already
installed
on the system. Setup cannot continue"
Is there a way around this problem ?


There is no paid version of OE. When SP2 was installed on your machine so
was OE6. Search for msimn.exe - it should be in C:\Program Files\Outlook
Express.

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