Please Help-Can not open Outlook Exp. 6

Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have a CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just re-install part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness. After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you may have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore? It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup. Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am remembering back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but rather the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to work OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but it would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you may have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore? It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

Try system file checker.

Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

See if that fixes the issues.

See here for message recovery techniques also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
If you need to reinstall, you can backup the files first.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
news
Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup.
Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am remembering
back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but rather
the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to work OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but it
would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you may
have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore? It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I
get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL
was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have
a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just
re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create
an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp
icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No
help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate
files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came
on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some
kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

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Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

Hello, Thanks for trying , but, I could not understand your post. I think
that you are trying to tell me a link to where to go , but, I can not find or
open it.
--
Horseman12


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Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

Steve, Thanks. I think that you have it," But"
I read all the tips (GREAT STUFF). and did the backup and installed backup
QB.
Then I tried the system file checker. It goes in the right direction, and
even gave me back my icon. But, eventually it says put in your install CD.
I don't have one. My old upgrade to XP CD will not fool it and is rejected.
So, I am back at the same roadblock. How do I get what I need to put back
in? I think that mfc71.dll is gone as I can not find it by searching, even
with hidden files searched.
Yikes. I'll have 1,000 emails if I ever get this fixed.
--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Try system file checker.

Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

See if that fixes the issues.

See here for message recovery techniques also: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
If you need to reinstall, you can backup the files first.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
news
Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup.
Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am remembering
back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but rather
the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to work OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but it
would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you may
have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore? It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but I
get
this message: "The application has failed to start because MFC71.DLL
was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do have
a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just
re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create
an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp
icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No
help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate
files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that came
on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some
kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

If you don't have a CD, then I don't know what to suggest. What happens if
you go to WIndows Update? Can you get updates?

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Steve, Thanks. I think that you have it," But"
I read all the tips (GREAT STUFF). and did the backup and installed
backup
QB.
Then I tried the system file checker. It goes in the right direction, and
even gave me back my icon. But, eventually it says put in your install
CD.
I don't have one. My old upgrade to XP CD will not fool it and is
rejected.
So, I am back at the same roadblock. How do I get what I need to put back
in? I think that mfc71.dll is gone as I can not find it by searching,
even
with hidden files searched.
Yikes. I'll have 1,000 emails if I ever get this fixed.
--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Try system file checker.

Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

See if that fixes the issues.

See here for message recovery techniques also:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
If you need to reinstall, you can backup the files first.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
news
Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup.
Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and
restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am remembering
back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but
rather
the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to work
OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but it
would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you
may
have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore?
It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but
I
get
this message: "The application has failed to start because
MFC71.DLL
was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I
looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do
have
a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just
re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file
does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action.
Create
an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp
icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run
very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No
help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate
files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that
came
on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the
slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and
the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and
knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some
kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

Steve, I figure it id Dell's fault, so I yelled at them. They are going to
send a CD by overnight. Then I think, hope, pray, that your SFC scan will
work. It looks like it just grabs every gap off the CD.
FYI- They also suggested that I go to www.dll-files.com and download the
dll that I need. They added a suffix that took me right to mfc17.dll This
site has all the dll files for free download. I could not unzip it, so I
figure that I will wait until I get the XP CD.
I tried Windows updates. Every thing I tried gave me an error saying "You
already have a newer version." Then the download stops cold. Of course they
won't give you the whole product like IE or OE to re-load.
The only other ideas that I had were these. Could I download from somewhere
within Dell? Or, could Dell take over my computer and fix it via remote
assist? They decided to just send me the CD and handle it that way. The
good thing is that I will then always have the cd.

Steve, you guys with the info are the greatest. Thanks so much. I will do
many things I found in the tips section. And, I saw here a thing about a
spell checker which I intend to install after I get everything running again.

The only other problem that I know I have is that Java does not work. I
have tried to un-install in every way I can think of. I even did a search
for Java and then deleted every item. Then when I try to reinstall it says I
already have a newer version. On the control panel-add or remove programs,
Java stays there, but, without a delete/change button. Odd! I hope that the
scan and fix program will fix this and allow me to re-install.
Do you think that it will work that way?
Or, do you have any other ideas on the Java question?
Thanks again.

--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

If you don't have a CD, then I don't know what to suggest. What happens if
you go to WIndows Update? Can you get updates?

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Steve, Thanks. I think that you have it," But"
I read all the tips (GREAT STUFF). and did the backup and installed
backup
QB.
Then I tried the system file checker. It goes in the right direction, and
even gave me back my icon. But, eventually it says put in your install
CD.
I don't have one. My old upgrade to XP CD will not fool it and is
rejected.
So, I am back at the same roadblock. How do I get what I need to put back
in? I think that mfc71.dll is gone as I can not find it by searching,
even
with hidden files searched.
Yikes. I'll have 1,000 emails if I ever get this fixed.
--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Try system file checker.

Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

See if that fixes the issues.

See here for message recovery techniques also:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
If you need to reinstall, you can backup the files first.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
news Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup.
Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and
restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am remembering
back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but
rather
the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to work
OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but it
would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you
may
have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System Restore?
It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup, but
I
get
this message: "The application has failed to start because
MFC71.DLL
was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I
looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do
have
a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just
re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This file
does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action.
Create
an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the OExp
icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run
very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc. No
help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate
files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that
came
on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the
slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and
the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and
knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will some
kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12

I hope it helps. You may need to reinstall Windows.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Steve, I figure it id Dell's fault, so I yelled at them. They are going
to
send a CD by overnight. Then I think, hope, pray, that your SFC scan
will
work. It looks like it just grabs every gap off the CD.
FYI- They also suggested that I go to www.dll-files.com and download the
dll that I need. They added a suffix that took me right to mfc17.dll
This
site has all the dll files for free download. I could not unzip it, so I
figure that I will wait until I get the XP CD.
I tried Windows updates. Every thing I tried gave me an error saying "You
already have a newer version." Then the download stops cold. Of course
they
won't give you the whole product like IE or OE to re-load.
The only other ideas that I had were these. Could I download from
somewhere
within Dell? Or, could Dell take over my computer and fix it via remote
assist? They decided to just send me the CD and handle it that way. The
good thing is that I will then always have the cd.

Steve, you guys with the info are the greatest. Thanks so much. I will
do
many things I found in the tips section. And, I saw here a thing about a
spell checker which I intend to install after I get everything running
again.

The only other problem that I know I have is that Java does not work. I
have tried to un-install in every way I can think of. I even did a search
for Java and then deleted every item. Then when I try to reinstall it
says I
already have a newer version. On the control panel-add or remove
programs,
Java stays there, but, without a delete/change button. Odd! I hope that
the
scan and fix program will fix this and allow me to re-install.
Do you think that it will work that way?
Or, do you have any other ideas on the Java question?
Thanks again.

--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

If you don't have a CD, then I don't know what to suggest. What happens
if
you go to WIndows Update? Can you get updates?

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
...
Steve, Thanks. I think that you have it," But"
I read all the tips (GREAT STUFF). and did the backup and installed
backup
QB.
Then I tried the system file checker. It goes in the right direction,
and
even gave me back my icon. But, eventually it says put in your install
CD.
I don't have one. My old upgrade to XP CD will not fool it and is
rejected.
So, I am back at the same roadblock. How do I get what I need to put
back
in? I think that mfc71.dll is gone as I can not find it by searching,
even
with hidden files searched.
Yikes. I'll have 1,000 emails if I ever get this fixed.
--
Horseman12


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Try system file checker.

Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

See if that fixes the issues.

See here for message recovery techniques also:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
If you need to reinstall, you can backup the files first.

steve

"Horseman12" wrote in message
news Hi, Thanks, I saw a tip somewhere telling how to set OE on startup.
Don't
believe everything you read, eh?!!! I tried system restore, and
restore
dates show on the calendar, but they do not work. If I am
remembering
back
correctly it was not the reg edit clean that messed things up, but
rather
the
duplicate files eraser. Everything else on the computer seems to
work
OK
except Java. I tried to uninstall, planning to re-install it, but
it
would
not uninstall.
--
Horseman12


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

OE should never be set to open on startup. That said, I believe you
may
have
*screwed the pooch* in the registry. Have you tried a System
Restore?
It
/may/ help.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Horseman12" wrote in
message
...
Hello, I have XP, IntExp 6, and Outlook Exp 6.
I can not open Outlook Exp. It is supposed to open on startup,
but
I
get
this message: "The application has failed to start because
MFC71.DLL
was
not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I
looked
for
outlook exp to download but can not find it. I don't know how to
Re-install
any other way. XP came on this new computer, without a CD. I do
have
a
CD
for XP upgrade from Win 98 from my old computer. Can one just
re-install
part
of that CD?

If I try to open from the start menu, I get this error: "This
file
does
not
have a program associated with it for performing this action.
Create
an
association in the folder options control panel."

The icon at the bottom left (? taskbar) changed itself from the
OExp
icon,
and now opens the accessability wizzard.

What did I do to bring this on? Well the computer started to run
very
slow.
I tried virus cleaning and malware, disc cleanup, defrag, etc.
No
help.
Then someone told me to do a registry cleaner and erase duplicate
files.
That made all this happen, I think the erase dup files part did
it.
(it turns out that leftover junk from McAfee trial software that
came
on
this new computer 6 months ago was the real problem with the
slowness.
After
3 levels of upgraded help they gave me some super uninstaller and
the
slowness disappeared.)

So now I am in this fix and have been reading help notes and
knowledge
base
for a week without any progress.
I would hate to loose what email was in OutExp. Is it already
gone?

Being well out of my teens, I am not a high tech wiz. So will
some
kind
soul out there please help me, in simple terms.
Thank You
--
Horseman12