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Q177083: How to Verify the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch Is Installed

Article: Q177083
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool kbmsnkbfaq
Last Modified: 26-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network version 2.5 
- Microsoft Outlook 97 
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SUMMARY
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To use Microsoft Outlook 97 as your e-mail client on MSN, The Microsoft Network,
the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch must be installed.

MORE INFORMATION
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To verify the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch is installed, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Mail or Mail And Fax.

3. On the Services tab, verify that "Internet E-mail" is listed in the "The
  following information services are set up in this profile" box. If "Internet
  Mail" is listed, the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch may not be installed.

4. Double-click "Internet E-mail" or "Internet Mail."

You should see the following tabs in the dialog box that opens on the screen:

- General

- Servers

- Connection

- Advanced

If any of these tabs are missing, the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch is not
installed.

To install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

2. In the Named box, type "minet32.dll" (without quotation marks), and then
  click Find Now.

3. In the list of found files, right-click the Minet32.dll file, and then click
  Rename.

4. Type "minet32.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

5. Close the Find: Files Named Minet32.dll window, and then restart the
  computer.

6. Install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch.

For information about how to install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q174062 Internet Mail Enhancement Patch Needed to Use Outlook 97 w/MSN

For more information about how to use Outlook 97 with MSN, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176064 How to Set Outlook 97 as the Default MSN E-Mail Program

  Q176276 Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration on MSN

Additional query words: msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. imep

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool kbmsn kbfaq
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbMSNSearch kbOutlook97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbMSN250
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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