OLEXP: Error Message: Msimn Has Caused an Error in Wsock32.dll (312335)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q312335 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Outlook Express 5.5 on a computer that runs Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) you may receive the following error message:
Msimn has caused an error in Wsock32.dll
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove the Identities key from the registry and then restart Outlook Express. To remove the Identities key, you must edit the registry. WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To resolve this issue:
- In Outlook Express 5.5, back up the messages and addresses, and then export the Address Book.
- Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Identities - On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File, and then click Desktop in the Save in box.
- In the File Name box, type Identities, and then click Save.
- In Registry Editor, right-click the Identities key, and then click Delete.
- Quit Registry Editor.
- Restart Outlook Express to make sure that the functionality has returned.
- Import the items from the old identity.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/25/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB312335 |
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