Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup.

Did you do all this with OE and your anti-virus application closed
throughout?

What versions are MSOE.DLL and INETCOMM.DLL now?

If you uninstall 897715, reboot, uninstall 887797 & reboot, is 823353 found
in Add/Remove Programs? If so, uninstall it & reboot, then post back with
the then-current versions of MSOE.DLL and INETCOMM.DLL.

I would not install SP2 while this problem persists.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

dimie71 wrote:
> Thanks for your answer PA Bear.
> Unfortunately it didnt work.
> Here is the result.
>
> 1. Unistalled 887997 and rebooted. Checked windows update and the only
> result I had was 823353, still downloaded, reinstalled, still came up in
> the next check.
>
> 2. Tried from Step 2a and below.
>
> msoe.dll (of course not msimn.exe !) version was 6.00.2800.1437
>
> I thought what the heck, will try it anyway (wasnt a good thought after
> all). Managed to install 823353 manually!
> Managed to install 887797 manually.
> Managed to install 897715 manually.
>
> After all the reboots, I returned to windows update and found out that
> 823353 was still waiting fom me there!!!
>
> Was that caused from the msoe.dll version? I mean, if it was
> 6.00.2800.1409 or earlier, would it work?
> How do I get to the versions of msoe.dll that will make it work? (assuming
> thats the case here)
>
> About your suggestion for WinXP SP2, well used to run SP2, I was terribly
> annoyed by the continueing messages concerning my firewall (unfortunately
> I havent met anybody who can disable that warning), removed SP2, WinXP
> kept crashing after the roll back, tried multiple ways of repairing, all
> failed, so I decided I will stick with SP1 which is fine so far (after I
> reinstalled WinXp)
> I have my own purchased antivirus&firewall software so SP2 was really a
> pain in the butt.
> Would move on to SP2 if that annoying firewall message could go away.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
> > > msoe.dll version 6.00.2800.1478
> >
> > 1. Uninstall 887797 ('Windows XP - KB887797'?) via Add/Remove Programs
> > and reboot.
> >
> > 2a. Assuming MSOE.DLL (not Outlook Express/MSIMN.EXE) is now
> > v6.00.2800.1409 or earlier (i.e., v6.00.2800.1123 or v6.00.2800.1106),
> > install (KB)823353 manually using the file downloaded from
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> >
> > 2b. Optional: Reboot and install KB887797 via
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-a1a3da675baf
> >
> > 3. Reboot and (re)install (KB)897715 manually using the file downloaded
> > from
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d-28502b3d2518
> >
> > Alternatively, after #1 above, check in at Windows Update and install
> > whatever OE Cumulative Update is now offered and reboot. Then return to
> > Windows Update to see if another one's now offered you.
> >
> > OT: I'd get WinXP SP2 installed ASAP, too.
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dimie71 wrote:
> I have a similar but somehow different problem with this update.
> Like most people said it keeps coming back, update finds it already
> downloaded, reinstalls everytime and next time its still there.
> I tried all possible solutions described in here so far, none worked.
> I get some other error messages as if I am not running Outlook Express 6
> or 6 SP1.
>
> First of all i unistalled the update KB897715 and tried to install through
> windows update but also manually (by downloading the file) the update
> KB823353. Still it didnt work.
>
> When I try to install the update by executing the file I get this message
> > This update requires Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
>
> When I try to install the version for thats for Outlook Express 6 without
> SP1, I get a message saying :
> This update requires Outlook Express 6 to be installed !!!
>
> Ok, here's some info you might find useful before you ask for them
>
> Running WinXP Pro SP1.
> At the about screen of Outlook Express, its version 6 (I already knew
> that...).
> More specifically its 6.00.2800.1123 (after unistalling the KB897715, dont
> know if it was different before).
> msoe.dll version 6.00.2800.1478
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