XCLN: Err Msg: Your Administrator Must Install MAPI...

ID: Q156806


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0


SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to install the Microsoft Exchange client for Windows 95, you might receive the following error message:

Your administrator must install MAPI before you can install the Exchange client.
After you click OK, the setup program exits.


CAUSE

You are attempting to install the Microsoft Exchange client on a shared installation of Windows 95.


RESOLUTION

You must install a shared version of the Microsoft Exchange client on a shared version of Windows 95. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Login to a shared Windows 95 computer with an account that has full permissions to the shared Windows 95 directory.


  2. Create a Microsoft Exchange network install point by running Setup /A. This will install a shared copy of the Microsoft Exchange client on the network share as well as update files in the shared Windows 95 directory.


  3. Install the Microsoft Exchange client on each shared Windows 95 computer by running Setup from the Microsoft Exchange network install point with no parameters.


Additional query words:

Keywords : kbsetup XCLN
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: January 11, 2000
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