Forwarded via crosspost to WinME General and OE6 newsgroups for various
reasons. eg

5. After learning that IE 6 is more secure than IE 5.5, and after much
searching, I located a free downloadable copy of IE 6 and OE at
http://www.windowsdownloads.com/. I downloaded a setup.exe file that, when
executed downloaded and installed IE 6 and OE 5.5.

Oh, my! IE6 (SP1) comes with OE6 (SP1), not OE5.5. Why didn't you just
download it all from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...downloads.mspx or
via Windows Update?

OE Help about: What version is displayed here (e.g., 5.50.1234.5678)?

OE Help About Files: What versions of MSOE.DLL and INETCOMM.DLL are
displayed here?

(This download also downloaded and installed [no choice] Advanced
Searchbar that then appeared at the top of my IE window. I scanned the
downloaded setup.exe using Norton Antivirus with no hits. I also scanned
my computer after the IE 6 download and it came up clean. After the
install, I located and removed the Advanced Searchbar using Add/Remove
Programs.)

You might have gotten much more than you bargained for, especially after
seeing this page:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/win...s.com?aff_id=0 !! Chances
are that other hijackware/spyware persists on the machine. Understand that
Home/Small Office editions of Norton AntiVirus (NAV) do not detect such
things.

Your original problem was most likely caused by the install of KB911567.
Uninstalling it probably would've fixed it, or see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917288/ (ignore the title).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Kent wrote:
Fixed Missing WAB DLL !!!

Our system: Windows ME, Outlook 2000, Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook
Express 6. (IE 5.5 and OE 5.5 were on our system when we bought it and we
upgraded to IE 6 and OE 6.) After using Outlook 2000 for more than five
years, a few days ago we received an error message that our Windows
Address Book could not be accessed and that the WAB DLL file was missing.
We were no longer able to send emails. With the much-appreciated help of
Microsoft Discussion Groups participants Jim Pickering, PA Bear, Michael
Santovec, Russ Valentine, Hal Hostetler, Milly Staples and JoAnne Paules
and after 3 ½ days of my own research and work, the problem has been
resolved. Below is the final process I used. I hope it will help someone
else.
1. Research revealed that Outlook 2000 requires Outlook Express to run.
Our Outlook Express 6 was (at that point) corrupt and would not launch.
That appeared to be our problem. IE 6 and OE 6 are, however, no longer
available on the MS website and cannot be purchased.
2. I used Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and first uninstalled OE 6. I
then uninstalled IE 6 the same way. A window appeared saying that the
original IE 5.5 version would be reloaded. It was.
3. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=278909 OLEXP: How to Manually
Uninstall and Reinstall Outlook Express on Windows Millennium. This
article states that a number of steps must be followed to completely
remove OE before the original version (5.5) is reloaded. Once I had
carefully completed all the removal steps it told me to go to Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab, to check the box next to
Outlook Express and then click Apply. This reinstalled OE 5.5.
4. With IE 6 and OE 6 removed and IE 5.5 and OE 5.5 reinstalled, I could
again use my Outlook 2000 to send mail.
5. After learning that IE 6 is more secure than IE 5.5, and after much
searching, I located a free downloadable copy of IE 6 and OE at
http://www.windowsdownloads.com/. I downloaded a setup.exe file that, when
executed downloaded and installed IE 6 and OE 5.5. I was concerned that
there might be a conflict since the versions of IE 6 and OE 5.5 did not
match. So far, I have not had a problem and my Outlook 2000 runs fine.
(This download also downloaded and installed [no choice] â?oAdvanced
Searchbarâ?� that then appeared at the top of my IE window. I scanned the
downloaded setup.exe using Norton Antivirus with no hits. I also scanned
my computer after the IE 6 download and it came up clean. After the
install, I located and removed the Advanced Searchbar using Add/Remove
Programs.)
6. I then downloaded all available updates for IE 6 and OE 5.5.

"Kent" wrote:
Thanks for the info. The only problem is that in Step 3 it says:

Part 3: Uninstall Outlook Express from Windows Me
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click the Windows Setup
tab.
3. Under Components, scroll down until you see Outlook Express listed.
Click to clear the Outlook Express check box.
4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Outlook Express is not listed in my Windows Setup Tab window. I cannot
unclick the box to uninstall it because it is not listed. Now what?

I have learned that the OE version I have (that is corrupt) is OE 6. I
also have IE 6. Perhaps I'll try to download IE 6 and OE 6.

"Michael Santovec" wrote:
OLEXP: How to Manually Uninstall and Reinstall OLEXP on Win Me
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=278909

"Kent" wrote in message
...
I'm running Windows ME and Outlook 2000. Suddenly I can no longer
access my
address book in Outlook. I get a missing wab dll message which is
really a
missing wab32.dll. I now understand that Outlook 2000 requires OE to
run. I
have never used OE, it is on my computer but it won't launch. It
must be
corrupt. I'm trying to reinstall OE (I'm guessing 5) so my Outlook
2000 will
function again. I'm assuming my system came with IE5/OE5 but I'm not
certain.

"Michael Santovec" wrote:
If you upgraded from IE5/OE5 to IE6/OE6, uninstalling IE6/OE6 will
get
you back to version 5.

Otherwise you'd have to install IE5 which includes OE5. And
that's going to be a mess. It's not even an option for newer
versions of Windows which came with IE6.

Why do you need OE 5? If you have some data files from OE5, OE6
can read them

"Kent" wrote in message
news I need a copy of OE 5.0. Do you know where I can get one or can
I purchase
one from you? my email is .