WD97: E-mail Client Is Unable to Use WordMail as Editor

ID: Q172820

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
Microsoft Outlook 97
Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.5


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SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Office 97 for Windows over Microsoft Office for Windows 95, you may not be able to use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor in either Microsoft Exchange Client version 4.0, or Microsoft Outlook 97.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur when you install Office 97 over Office 95. If you choose to install Office 97 in the same location as Office 95, Office 97 Setup removes all Office 95 components automatically.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, start Word and then start your e-mail client (either Outlook or Exchange). In your e-mail client, select the option to use Word as the e-mail editor. The next time you run both programs, the e- mail client should automatically use WordMail to edit mail.

For more information about how to use Word as the e-mail editor, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q159476 WD97: How to Enable, Disable Microsoft Word as the E-Mail Editor

Q135295 How to Enable, Disable Word as Your E-mail Editor in Exchange

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about WordMail problems, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152766 WD: Error Message: "WordMail Initialization Has Failed"

Q172044 WD97: Wordmail Options Not on Exchange Compose Menu

Q166050 WD97: Outlook/WordMail Tries to Use Word Viewer as Editor

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

Keywords : kbemail
Version : WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0,5.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb