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Q172820: WD97: E-mail Client Is Unable to Use WordMail as Editor

Article: Q172820
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbemail
Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Outlook 97 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Microsoft Office 97 for Windows over Microsoft Office for
Windows 95, you may not be able to use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor in
either Microsoft Exchange Client version 4.0, or Microsoft Outlook 97.


CAUSE
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This behavior may occur when you install Office 97 over Office 95. If you choose
to install Office 97 in the same location as Office 95, Office 97 Setup removes
all Office 95 components automatically.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, start Word and then start your e-mail client (either
Outlook or Exchange). In your e-mail client, select the option to use Word as
the e-mail editor. The next time you run both programs, the e- mail client
should automatically use WordMail to edit mail.

For more information about how to use Word as the e-mail editor, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159476 WD97: How to Enable, Disable Microsoft Word as the E-Mail Editor

  Q135295 How to Enable, Disable Word as Your E-mail Editor in Exchange

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about WordMail problems, please see the following articles
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152766 WD: Error Message: "WordMail Initialization Has Failed"

  Q172044 WD97: Wordmail Options Not on Exchange Compose Menu

  Q166050 WD97: Outlook/WordMail Tries to Use Word Viewer as Editor

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbemail 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbOutlookSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOutlook97Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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