Installing Windows Messaging and Microsoft Fax under Windows 98

The Intl and Us subfolders contain a Wms-fax.txt document that indicates that these programs are provided solely for repair of existing Windows Messaging and Microsoft Fax installations of machines upgraded to Windows 98 from Windows 95. This is mainly Microsoft's way of saying these programs are no longer supported. Don't worry about it. You can install them on new Windows 98 systems.

Installing Windows Messaging | Installing Microsoft Fax | Internet Mail | Notes | More Information

Installing Windows Messaging

Wms.exe installs these components:

If you do not see the Microsoft Mail available to add to a profile when you use Control Panel | Mail, try running Wms.exe a second time.

If you are using Microsoft Outlook 97/98 and running Wms.exe only to get workgroup postoffice management, I don't know whether the order in which you install matters. The safest course would be to install Wms.exe first, then Outlook.

Installing Microsoft Fax

For Windows Messaging:

1. Install Windows Messaging, as described above.
2. Install Microsoft Fax.

For Microsoft Outlook 97:

1. Install Windows Messaging, as described above.
2. Install Microsoft Fax and test to make sure it is operating correctly before proceeding.
3. Install Outlook 97.

For Microsoft Outlook 98:

1. Install Outlook 98 in Corporate/Workgroup mode. See Choosing a Mode.
2. Install Microsoft Fax.
3. Install the Fax Update for Corporate or Workgroup E-mail Service. See Microsoft Fax.

For Microsoft Outlook 2000:

1. Install Microsoft Fax.
2. Install Outlook in Corporate/Workgroup mode. See Choosing a Mode.
3. If you reverse the above order (installing Microsoft Fax after Outlook 2000), you'll need to run Help | Detect and Repair to update some components of Outlook.

If Microsoft Fax does not work in Outlook 2000 after the above steps, follow the instructions in the MSKB article OL2000 (CW) Microsoft Fax Compatibility Issues with Outlook 2000 to find and run the Fixmapi.exe utility.

Internet Mail

If you download Microsoft's Internet Mail service, you may need to update the Mapisvc.inf file on your system before you can add it to a mail profile. Use Start | Find to locate Mapisvc.inf, make a backup, then open Mapisvc.inf and add the following lines and sections if they're missing:

[Services]
IMAIL=Internet Mail

[IMAIL]
PR_DISPLAY_NAME=Internet Mail
PR_SERVICE_DLL_NAME=MINET.DLL
PR_SERVICE_ENTRY_NAME=MailServiceEntry
Providers=INETAB, TXP
PR_SERVICE_SUPPORT_FILES=MINET.DLL
PR_RESOURCE_FLAGS=SERVICE_SINGLE_COPY
WIZARD_ENTRY_NAME=WizardEntry

[INETAB]
PR_PROVIDER_DLL_NAME=INETAB.DLL
PR_RESOURCE_TYPE=MAPI_AB_PROVIDER
PR_DISPLAY_NAME=Internet Address Template
PR_PROVIDER_DISPLAY=Internet Address Template

[TXP]
PR_PROVIDER_DLL_NAME=MINET.DLL
PR_RESOURCE_TYPE=MAPI_TRANSPORT_PROVIDER
PR_RESOURCE_FLAGS=STATUS_PRIMARY_IDENTITY
PR_PROVIDER_DISPLAY=Internet Mail

Notes

When you run Windows Messaging, the splash screen will say Windows Messaging for Windows 95.

To make Windows Messaging your default e-mail program, see To change the default e-mail program.

The Microsoft Mail Postoffice manager applet from the Windows 98 CD apparently does not include a function to compact Microsoft Mail shared folders.

You cannot use Microsoft Fax if you have set Outlook Express to be your Simple MAPI client. Use Tools | Options in OE to change this setting.

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Updated Jul 15 2008

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