WD2000: DMM: General Information About Direct Mail Manager

ID: Q228797


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Direct Mail Manager for Windows


SUMMARY

This article describes what Direct Mail Manager (DMM) is, how to install it, and what files are installed during Setup.


MORE INFORMATION

Direct Mail Manager is a supplemental product available on disc 2 of the Microsoft Office 2000 Premium, Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, and Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business CD-ROMs.

Direct Mail Manager is a program that can interact with Word 2000 or Publisher 2000 to help you create mail-merged documents. Direct Mail Manager can verify your address list (data source) for possible errors by connecting to an Internet site (ZIP-Station), and it can also supply Word with templates and wizards used to create mail merge main documents.

How to Install Direct Mail Manager

To install Direct Mail Manager, follow these steps:
  1. Place disc 2 of the Microsoft Office 2000 Premium, Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, or Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.


  2. In the root of the CD-ROM, double-click Setup.exe.


  3. In the Microsoft Office 2000 Maintenance Mode dialog box, click Add or Remove Features.


  4. Expand Microsoft Office by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of Microsoft Office.


  5. Expand Microsoft Small Business Tools.


  6. Click the Microsoft Direct Mail Manager icon, and then click Run from My Computer.


  7. Click Update Now to complete the installation.


NOTE: The default installation folder on your hard disk drive for Direct Mail Manager is
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBT\DMM

List of Files Installed

NOTE: The following paths are the default paths installed by Direct Mail Manager. The paths installed to your system may be different.

In the \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBT\DMM folder:

   Directmail.exe         Dmmlintl.dll          Form3602r.dot
   Directmail.dmm         Form3553.dot          Formtray.dot
   Dmmenv.dot             Form3602pr.dot        Mergedata.txt 
In the \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033 folder:

   Directmail.hlp         Directmail.chm 
In the \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBT\DMM\Templates folder:

   Flyer Wizard.wiz       Letter Wizard.wiz
   Postcard Wizard.wiz    Simple Form Letter.dot 
In the \Program Files\Common files\System\Ado folder:

   Msador15.dll           Msader15.dll           Adofre15.reg
   Msadrh15.dll           Msadomd.dll            Makapt15.bat
   Msado15.dll            Adojavas.inc           Makfre15.bat
   Msado20.tlb            Adovbs.inc
   Msadox.dll             Adoapt15.reg 
In the \Program Files\Common Files\System\Msadc folder:

   Msadce.dll             Msdaprsr.dll           Msadds.dll
   Adcjavas.inc           Msdaprst.dll           Msadcf.dll
   Adcvbs.inc             Msdarem.dll            Msadcs.dll
   Handsafe.reg           Msadcer.dll            Msdfmap.dll
   Handunsf.reg           Msadcor.dll            Msaddsr.dll
   Msadco.dll             Msdaremr.dll           Msadcfr.dll 
In the \Program Files\Common Files\System\OLE DB folder:

   Oledb32.dll            Oledb32x.dll           Msdatt.dll
   Msdadc.dll             Msdaenum.dll           Msxactps.dll
   Msdaps.dll             Msdaer.dll             Msdasqlr.dll
   Msdasc.dll             Msdasql.dll            Sqloledb.dll
   Oledb32r.dll           Msdatl2.dll 
In the \Windows folder:

   Msdfmap.ini 
In the \Windows\System folder:

   12520437.cpx           Msjet40.dll            Odbccu32.dll
   12520850.cpx           Msjetoled40.dll        Odbcinst.cnt
   Cliconfg.dll           Msjint40.dll           Odbcinst.hlp
   Cliconfg.exe           Msjter40.dll           Odbcint.dll
   Comctl32.ocx           Msjtes40.dll           Odbcjet.cnt
   Comdlg32.ocx           Msltus40.dll           Odbcjet.hlp
   Dbmsrpcn.dll           Msorcl32.dll           Odbcji32.dll
   Dbmssocn.dll           Mspbde40.dll           Odbcjt32.dll
   Dbmsspxn.dll           Msrd2x40.dll           Odbctrac.dll
   Dbmsvinn.dll           Msrd3x40.dll           Oddbse32.dll
   Dbnmpntw.dll           Msrdo20.dll            Odexl32.dll
   Drvvfp.cnt             Mstext40.dll           Odfox32.dll
   Drvvfp.hlp             Msvcrt.dll             Odpdx32.dll
   Ds16gt.dll             Mswdat10.dll           Odtext32.dll
   Ds32gt.dll             Mswstr10.dll           Rdocurs.dll
   EmDaz32.dll            Msxbde40.dll           Sqlsrv32.dll
   Emlcns32.dll           Mtxdm.dll              Sqlstr.dll
   Expsrv.dll             Odbc16gt.dll           Sqlwid.dll
   Jeterr40.chm           Odbc32.dll             Sqlwoa.dll
   Msadodc.ocx            Odbc32gt.dll           Tabctl32.ocx
   Mscpxl32.dll           Odbcad32.exe           Vb5db.dll
   Msdatgrd.ocx           Odbcbcp.dll            Vbajet32.dll
   Msdatsrc.tlb           Odbccp32.cpl           Vfpodbc.dll
   Msexch40.dll           Odbccp32.dll           Vfpodbc.txt
   Msexcl40.dll           Odbccr32.dll 
NOTES:

Emdaz32.dll is the Dial-A-ZIP engine that is used by Direct Mail Manager. It handles all the communication with the ZIP-Station (both address verification and message transfer for status data).

Emlcns32.dll is the Envelope Manager licensing DLL and is required for Emdaz32.dll to operate. The version being distributed with DMM is pre-configured for single-user access.

Registry Keys

Upon installation, Direct Mail Manager creates a shortcut on the Start menu located in the Microsoft Office Small Business Tools folder, and the following Windows registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Direct Mail Manager

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Direct Mail Manager
After you first run Direct Mail Manager, the following registry key is also created:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Envelope Manager


REFERENCES

For more information about Direct Mail Manager, start Direct Mail Manager and then from the Welcome screen, click Help or click Learn More.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta kbdmm wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999
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