Charlie
Thu Sep 22 01:35:30 CDT 2005
Thanks, Darrell. I knew it was a "bad thing", but couldn't find your earlier
post on it.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" wrote:
> Hello Leonardo,
> It's not that they won't run, it's the existence of both 32-bit and 64-bit
> OE.
> There are problems with running both 32-bit and 64-bit OE on the same
> system.
> Since most of the entry points in the system currently point to 64-bit,
> when any of those entry points are started 64-bit OE is started rather
> than 32-bit OE.
> If 32-bit OE is running of if 32-bit OE is started after 64-bit OE is
> running, it is likely that OE will crash, taking both down.
> Because there are issues with both 32-bit and 64-bit OE running and the
> entry points cannot ensure that only one is used, 32-bit OE was moved to a
> stub program that calls 64-bit OE.
> So "hacking" 32-bit OE back in is a bad thing to do.
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
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> <From: "Leonardo Weiss Ferreira Chaves" <humaita@yahoo.com>
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> <Subject: Re: Hack for spell-checking in OE.
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> <Hi,
> <
> <I have just been copying my OE databases from one OS to another without
> ever
> <having problems. My current OE databases already ran on Windows 2000,
> <Windows XP 32-bit and now run on Windows XP 64-bit... I don't see why
> they <should not work on 32-bit OE again.
> <
> <Bye,
> <L. Weiss.
> <
> <"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> <news:esSxX5vvFHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> <> We have been specifically warned against this by MS folks here. I don't
> <> have the exact quote available, but it was along the lines of "bad
> things
> <> will happen". As I recall, it included potential corruption of the OE
> <> database.
> <>
> <> --
> <> Charlie.
> <>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> <>
> <> Leonardo Weiss Ferreira Chaves wrote:
> <>> Hi,
> <>>
> <>> like most of you guys I noticed spell-checking doesn't work in Outlook
> <>> Express under 64 bit. Windows XP 64 also has a 32-bit Outlook Express,
> <>> but
> <>> it still doesn't work because the EXE is modified to use a 64-bit
> <>> dictionary (if you launch it you'll notice two msimn.exe processes,
> one <>> in 32-bit and one in 64-bit).
> <>>
> <>> A simple workaround for this problem is to copy the MSIMN.EXE from a
> <>> 32-bit Windows XP in the same directory as the 32-bit OE from Windows
> XP <>> 64. You should rename the file before copying it, I called mine
> <>> msimn_32.exe, else windows will restore the original file.
> <>>
> <>> Now you just need to execute the new (e.g. file msimn_32.exe) and OE
> will
> <>> work with your 32-bit spell-checking software. The other stuff stays
> the <>> same, i.e. you'll have access to your normal mails and address
> book from <>> OE 64 bits.
> <>>
> <>> Regards,
> <>> L. Weiss.
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