Resolve Error “fxsex32.dll” with Outlook Repair

Have you ever received an error message upon starting Outlook or while trying to send an email saying, “The add in C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxsext32.dll could not be installed or loaded”?

For if you have, then know that this error is quite common for conditions where you have just upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

Or have migrated your settings with “Windows Easy Transfer” (although it can also appear in other scenarios as well).

Outlook Repair explains the issue

Outlook experts explain that the error refers to the “Fax Service Exchange Client Extensions”. Even though Windows Vista and Windows 7 no longer have this

Resolve fxsex32.dll Error

service and you will not find the .DLL file in the reported location. The same cannot be said about Windows XP and as such, chances are that the settings for the fax service are corrupted.

So as per tech support teams, the only way to recover and fix this error would be to locate and then rename the extension of the file from “.DAT” to “.OLD”.

Here’s how you can do it.

Locating and renaming the file with Windows Repair

• In case you have Windows XP running on your computer, you first need to get to your “C:\ Drive” then “Documents and Settings”, “%username%”, “Local Settings”, “Application Data”, “Microsoft” and finally “Outlook”.
• Whereas for Windows Vista and Windows 7, tech support teams suggest you start with “C:\ Drive”, then “Users”, “%username%”, “App Data”, “Local”, “Microsoft” and finally “Outlook”.

Disabling the Add-in

Now if the error still continues to persist, Outlook Repair suggests that you disable the Fax Extension with Outlook.

You can locate the same in the “Add-In Manager” for Outlook 2003 and prior. And under the “Exchange Client Extensions” within Trust Center for Outlook 2007.

So having completed these steps, you can get back to using Outlook minus the error.

Unable to send mails from your MSN Account? Get Outlook Repair

I would say the people at Outlook did a terrific job by allowing its users to configure their individual email accounts from other separate servers altogether on it.

For it has definitely made completing routine emails chores a lot easier (that is without having to toggle from one site to another).

Now in getting back to the aim of this article you need to understand that for every advantage, there is always an equal disadvantage.

And in this case, issues with sending mails.

So here is taking a look at Outlook Repair and its steps to help you resolve such issues.

Resolving issues with sending mails

To begin with the repair steps to resolve issues with sending mail, you first need to launch Microsoft Outlook 2007 on your computer.

Once you have it up and running, select “Tools” and then “Email Accounts” from its program window.

After which, continue with the steps by hitting on “Email” and then select your MSN Mail account on which you have been facing the issue.

Outlook Repair then suggests you “Delete” the same and hit “Ok” to confirm.

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You can then proceed to creating a new one by hitting on “New” and then choose “Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP”, followed by “Next”.

This should provide you with the option “Manually configure server settings or additional server types”. Select the check box next to this option “Next” to choose “Internet Email” and again “Next”.

Continue with the repair steps by entering your name and your MSN email address in its respective boxes. Then choose “POP3” under “Account Type”.

Next up, enter “pop3.email.msn.com” as your “Incoming Mail Server” and “smtp.email.msn.com” as your “Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)”.

Followed by entering your MSN account name and your MSN password in its respective fields.

Finally hit on “Test Account Settings” to verify the setup then “Next” and “Finish”.

This completes this Outlook repair procedure.

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