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

Article ID:312337
Last Review:January 31, 2007
Revision:2.4
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.

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CAUSE

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

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RESOLUTION

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

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287072/) OL2002: How to Create a New E-mail Profile for Outlook
197204 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197204/) OL2000: (CW) Outlook Unsupported Mail Transport Services
197648 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197648/) OL2000: (CW) Using GroupWise and Outlook on the Same Computer
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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Keywords: 
kbconfig kberrmsg kbprb KB312337

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