How to Verify the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch Is Installed

 Last reviewed: November 20, 1997
Article ID: Q177083
The information in this article applies to:
  • The Microsoft Network, version 2.5
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

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

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 Delete.

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

  5. 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: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q174062
   TITLE     : 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: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176064
   TITLE     : How to Set Outlook 97 as the Default MSN E-Mail Program

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176276
   TITLE     : Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration on MSN

Additional query words: 2.50 97 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. imep
Keywords : msnmail kbenv kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2.5,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: November 20, 1997
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.