Share one Message Store & WAB w/ multiple XP Users - Can't start OE
by semaj » Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:24:52 GMT
Goal:
Trying to share one OE Message Store and one Address Book with multiple XP
Users (NOT multiple OE Identities, just one). Have read MS KnowledgeBase
topics, articles and newsgroup posts. Nothing matches my situation exactly.
Could use advice.
Background:
1. Am Using XP SP1 Home . with 3 User accounts and OE 6, with one OE
Identity (Main Identity).
2. XP "User A" has access to OE Message Store and WAB fine, after
backup from old PC and restore to new PC months ago (using OE Freebie
Backup)
3. XP "User B" could open OE, but didn't see Message folders or WAB.
4. Then, I "Moved" Message Store from ..Documents and Settings \"User
A" folder to ..Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents folder by:
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder. (per MS KB Article Id
317031).
5. XP "User A" still works fine
6. XP "User B" now gets:
Outlook Express could not be started ... 0x8007000E 5.... then ..
Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be
initialized
Possible Solutions ????:
1. Need to move WAB to same folder as Message Store? How?
2. Want to avoid reinstall of OE6
Thanks in advance,
Semaj
Re: Share one Message Store & WAB w/ multiple XP Users - Can't start OE
by DGuess » Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:26:55 GMT
You have to set up the same Identity for all users via the registry
Thats the only way.
One change made to one user has to be made to all via an export of the reg
settings and then import into each users.
Create a new folder for the dbx files to go into such as C:\Mail
Set up one user.
Change the folder location in OE
Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button.
Restart OE for the change to take place.
Export the following keys
HKCU\Identities
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Accounts Manager
You may want to move the Address Book location as well.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB
Edit that value to a location such as C:\Mail and put the WAB file in it.
Now, close OE. Each user may not be able to have OE open at the same time
and just switching between users.
Log into the next user and import those reg files into the registry.
Do this for each user.
Make sure the close OE before switching users or logging off.
And back up alot.
Anytime a user adds an account or a newgroups the reg keys will have to be
exported and imported into the other users accounts.
OE wasn't designed to be shared and definitely not on a mapped drive or
shared folder. Those are temporary and if access is removed, OE creates new
dbx files in the default location.
Did I mention backup a lot?
Re: Share one Message Store & WAB w/ multiple XP Users - Can't start OE
by PA Bear » Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:29:29 GMT
How to Share OE (Mail/News/Address Book) between Users in Windows XP
http://www.**--****.com/ #xp_share_address
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
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"semaj" wrote:
> Goal:
>
> Trying to share one OE Message Store and one Address Book with multiple XP
> Users (NOT multiple OE Identities, just one). Have read MS KnowledgeBase
> topics, articles and newsgroup posts. Nothing matches my situation exactly.
> Could use advice.
>
>
>
> Background:
>
> 1. Am Using XP SP1 Home . with 3 User accounts and OE 6, with one OE
> Identity (Main Identity).
>
> 2. XP "User A" has access to OE Message Store and WAB fine, after
> backup from old PC and restore to new PC months ago (using OE Freebie
> Backup)
>
> 3. XP "User B" could open OE, but didn't see Message folders or WAB.
>
> 4. Then, I "Moved" Message Store from ..Documents and Settings \"User
> A" folder to ..Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents folder by:
>
> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder. (per MS KB Article Id
> 317031).
>
> 5. XP "User A" still works fine
>
> 6. XP "User B" now gets:
>
> Outlook Express could not be started ... 0x8007000E 5.... then ..
> Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be
> initialized
>
>
>
> Possible Solutions ????:
>
> 1. Need to move WAB to same folder as Message Store? How?
>
> 2. Want to avoid reinstall of OE6
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Semaj
>
>
>
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