OL98: (IMO) How to Remove and Reinstall WinFax Starter
Edition
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The information in this article applies to:
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook
with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation
type, on the Help menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About
Microsoft Outlook you should see "Internet Mail Only"
if you have the Internet Mail Only option installed.
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the
registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand
how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how
to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic
in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help
topic in Regedt32.exe.
Summary
This article describes how to remove and reinstall the Symantec
WinFax Starter Edition for Microsoft Outlook 98.
More Information
To remove the Symantec WinFax Starter
Edition and reinstall the components, follow these steps:
- Remove the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition entries from the Registry
- Remove the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition Account
- Remove the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition Files
- Remove the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition Printer Driver
- Reinstall the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition
NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows,
the following steps may be different on your computer. If they
are, please consult your product documentation to complete these
steps.
Remove the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition Entries from the
Registry
WARNING: Using Registry
Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require
you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee
that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing
Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry"
and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe.
Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
- On the File menu, click Exit
to quit Outlook.
- Click the Start button, and
point to Run.
- In the Open box, type "regedit"
(without the quotation marks), and click OK to run the Windows
Registry Editor.
- Select the following subkey
(click the folder in the left pane), and then click Delete on
the Edit menu:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\OLFAX
- Select the following subkey
(click the folder in the left pane), and then click Delete on
the Edit menu:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\OLFAX
- On the Registry menu, click
Exit to quit the Registry Editor.
Remove the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition Account
- Click the Start button, point
to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Mail icon
- Click to select Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition, click Remove and then click Close.
- Click the Start button, point
to Programs, and click Windows Explorer.
- Move all of the files in C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Data to any other directory.
NOTE: Do not simply delete the files, in case
you need them as a backup.
For information about how to create a new folder, click the Start
button and then click Help. In Windows Help, click the Index tab,
type "creating folders" (without quotation marks), and
then click Display.
For information about how to move files, click the Start button,
and then click Help. In Windows Help, click the Index tab, type
"moving files" (without quotation marks), and then click
Display.
Remove the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition Files
Rename the following files. For example, change
the file name extensions from ".dll" to ".old"
or another unused extension.
Usually found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office:
Olfcover.dll
Olfext.dll
Olfext.inf
Olfmod32.exe
Olfsetup.exe
Wfxhok16.dll
Wfxiif32.dll
Wfxmsrvr.exe
Wfxolhok.exe
Wfxres32.dll
Wfxrstrz.dll
Wfxut32i.dll
Wfxvw32i.dll
Usually found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Addins:
Olfext.ecf
Usually found in C:\Windows:
Extend.dat
Remove the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition Printer Driver
- On the Start menu, point to
Settings and then click Printers.
- Right-click the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition Printer Driver and then click Delete on the
shortcut menu. Click Yes when you receive each of the following
messages:
- Are you sure you want to delete the
printer 'Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition'.
-and-
Some files were used only for this printer and are no longer
needed. Would you like to delete these files now?
Reinstall the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition
For more information on adding the Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition and other components, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q180462
TITLE : How to Add Components to Outlook 98
When Symantec WinFax
Starter Edition is installed, start Outlook and if the Symantec
WinFax Starter Edition Setup Wizard does not start, close Outlook
and run OLFSETUP.EXE.
To run Olfsetup.exe, follow these steps:
- On the Start menu, point to
Find and click Files Or Folders.
- In the Named box, type OLFSETUP.EXE.
- In the Look In list, click
to select your hard disk drive.
- Click to select the Include
Subfolders check box, and click Find Now.
- When the file name is displayed
in the lower pane of the dialog box, double-click it to start
the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition Setup Wizard.