OL98: (IMO) Error finding AWFEXT.ECF While Starting Outlook This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
This article was previously published under Q190133 NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only". For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 257824 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824/EN-US/) OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express On This PageSYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft Outlook 98 under Microsoft Windows 98, you may get
the error message:
The file add-in "AWFEXT.ECF" is missing or is not valid. On the Windows
Start menu, click Find, to search for the file, and then copy the file
to the Addins folder in the Outlook program folder. Or, try to install
Outlook again.
If you quit Outlook, you get the error message:
Outlook caused an invalid page fault in module EMSUIX32.DLL.
CAUSE
You have installed the Microsoft Fax software from the Windows 98 compact
disc.
MORE INFORMATION
The versions of MAPI files installed by Outlook 98 Internet Mail Only
(IMO), are different than the ones required by Microsoft Fax. The
installation of Microsoft Fax does not overwrite these MAPI files during
set up. When Outlook is started and the Microsoft Fax service attempts to
start it fails, generating the error.
If you need Fax capability with Outlook 98 (IMO), you will need to uninstall Microsoft Fax and then install the Symantec WinFax Starter edition. To Uninstall Microsoft Fax
For information on installing Symantec WinFax Starter Edition, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 183946 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183946/EN-US/)
(IMO) How to Remove and Reinstall WinFax Starter Edition
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