Re: [WinMac] Mac Outlook 8.1 Client Install Problems

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 02 Feb 1999 18:04:22 -0500

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        Cheers!
        Dan

At 10:23 AM 2/2/99 -0500, Steve wrote:
>Hi,
>
>We are in the process of migrating to Outlook as our email client in a
>cross-platform shop. I have had the same experience as Brooks with Outlook
>8.1 for PowerMac (type 2, 3 errors on launch) on about 20% of the Macs
>(these run the gamut from PCC clones to G3/266s; no common hardware thread).
>I have tried extensive extensions reconfigurations, trashing prefs,
>reloading MS extensions and libraries, etc, but the only viable solution we
>have found is to do a clean install of the Mac OS and then install Outlook
>and configure it, and then migrate the contents of the previous System
>Folder to the new clean one. I'm really hoping to find a less costly (takes
>about 2-3 hours per machine) solution to this problem. Anybody have any
>input on this one?
>
>Steve Winegar
>SAIC Proposal Development and Publications
>
>> ----------
>> From: PetersJB@nswccd.navy.mil
>> Sent: Monday, February 1, 1999 1:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: Macintosh Encoding via Outlook/Exchange Server
>>
>> Glenn,
>>
>> I wish my fortunes had been as good as yours. I d'loaded this package a
>> couple of weeks ago. Expansion and installation went smoothly enough, but
>> when I try to launch the Outlook (v8.1) client, I got an "Error of Type 2"
>> after the splash screen had been displayed.
>>
>> I've used Extensions Manager to fall back to System 8.5 Only before
>> starting
>> the installation, thereby getting only MacOS 8.5.1 and Microsoft-required
>> system extensions. I can use Outlook Settings to check the setting
>> vis-a-vis the Exchange server, my personal address book, and personal
>> folders. I tried allocating additional memory. In all cases the Error
>> Type
>> 2 repeats.
>>
>> Outside of MS Outlook v8.1, the system (G3-MT/266, 160MB/VM-off) is quite
>> stable running Office 98, IE4.5, and a variety of other non-Microsoft
>> apps.
>>
>> Prompted by your message, I tried again today with the same result.
>>
>> Still head-scratching over this one.
>>
>> Brooks Peters
>> NSWC, CarderockDiv

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