How to Enable, Disable Word as Your E-mail Editor in Exchange
ID: Q135295
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
SUMMARY
Word for Windows 95 includes a component called WordMail that allows you to
create new Exchange messages using most of the features in Word. If you are
using Exchange as your e-mail client interface and have Word and the
WordMail component installed on your computer, you can use WordMail as your
e-mail editor.
Disabling WordMail can be an important part of troubleshooting e-mail-
related problems. Testing an e-mail problem after you disable WordMail will
help you determine whether the problem is with Word or with the Exchange
client in general.
To run WordMail with adequate performance, 12 MB of RAM is recommended.
MORE INFORMATION
The order of installation determines whether WordMail is enabled
automatically:
- If Exchange is installed first and Word is installed second, WordMail is
automatically enabled.
- If Word is installed first, and Exchange is installed second, WordMail
is not enabled, and the menu item for enabling WordMail is not available
in Exchange.
To enable or disable WordMail, use the appropriate steps, depending on
which program was installed first:
If Exchange was installed first
- Start Exchange.
- On the Compose menu, click WordMail Options.
- Check or clear the "Enable Word as Email Editor" check box.
- Click OK.
If Word was installed first
Method 1: Run Setup with the /y switch:
- Insert the Word or Office Setup Disk #1 in your floppy disk
drive.
- Click the Start button and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type the following:
<drive>:\setup /Y
where <drive> is the letter of the drive that contains Setup
Disk #1.
- Click OK.
- Click Reinstall.
This will re-register Word (and all Office applications, if you
run Office Setup). The WordMail Options will now be available on
the Compose menu in Exchange.
Method 2: If Method 1 does not work, or is not feasible in your situation,
modify the Registry.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing
Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor
(Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the
Registry.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use
of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
- Locate the following key in the Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Extensions
- Create a new String Value and name it WordMail
- Modify the value WordMail to be the following:
4.0;<Path to word>\Wordmail\wordmail.dll;1;10000000000001
- Create a new String Value and name it Stationery.
- Modify the value Stationery to be the following:
4.0;<Path to Winword>\Wordmail\station.dll;1
The result should be two new String Values similar to the following:
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Name Data
Stationery "4.0;C:\MSOffice\Winword\Wordmail\station.dll;1"
WordMail "4.0;C:\MSOffice\Winword\Wordmail\wordmail.dll;1;10000000000001"
- Start Exchange. The WordMail Options will now be available on the
Compose menu in Exchange.
Additional query words:
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Version : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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