OL2000: Error Message "A required function is missing..."

ID: Q223453

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

When you attempt to start Outlook, you receive the following message:

A required function is missing: Please install Microsoft Outlook again.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSES

We need more information about your specific situation in order to determine why you got this error message.

WHAT TO TRY

Contact Microsoft Product Support Services

Please contact Product Support Services by using the contact information provided on the "Phone Numbers and Support Options" area of the Personal Support Center:

http://support.Microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

When you contact support, please refer to article ID Q223453

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb