You receive an "Unable to open default mail folders" error message when you start Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2002 (312337)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q312337

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error message:
Unable to open default mail folders. MAPI was unable to load the Gwmspi.dll.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Mail profile contains services for Novell GroupWise, but Outlook is unable to connect to this resource.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, create an Outlook profile that does not include any services for Novell GroupWise.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about creating Outlook profiles and about Novell GroupWise, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

287072 OL2002: How to Create a New E-mail Profile for Outlook

197204 OL2000: (CW) Outlook Unsupported Mail Transport Services

197648 OL2000: (CW) Using GroupWise and Outlook on the Same Computer

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/28/2006
Keywords:kbConfig kberrmsg kbprb KB312337
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