OL2002: Program Error When You Start Outlook Without Internet Explorer 5 Installed (287780)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q287780

SYMPTOMS

When you start Outlook 2002, you may receive the following error message:
OUTLOOK.EXE - Application Error
The application failed to initialize properly (0x6d007e). Click OK to terminate the application.

After you click OK, you may receive the following Dr. Watson error message:
Outlook.exe Exception: Access Violation(0xc0000005)

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher has been uninstalled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276369 How to Obtain Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/31/2003
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