Missing add-on DCCext32.DLL file when launching Outlook. How do .

  • Thread starter Antoine Sansclef
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

It may be a hidden file - enable Windows search and check the option to
search hidden/system folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:

| Thanks Milly. I tried your first suggestion, ie unchecking the fax
| addin (incidentally, it was in the add-in manager), but it didn't
| help. Then, I couldn't find extend.dat to try your second
| suggestion. Sorry, if I'm being thick, but where do I look?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| In Outlook, open Tools->options->Other->Advanced->Add-in Manager or
|| COM Add-ins (forget which) and uncheck the fax addin. If this does
|| not work, close Outlook, find and rename extend.dat to .old and
|| reopen Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Antoine Sansclef asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook (Office XP pro 2003). After unsuccessfully
||| loading an old version of WinFax Pro 10, and deleting it, now, every
||| time I launch Outlook, I get a warning that the add-in DCCEXT32.DLL
||| can neither be found nor loaded. How can I rectify this? I am
||| running Windows XP Pro SP2, with all Windows and Office updates
||| current.
|||
||| This is an irritating problem, but doesn't seem to affect Outlook,
||| after I OK the warning message. I am presently only using Outlook
||| for my default e-mail editor, and for contacts.
|||
||| Detect and Repair on the Help menue does not solve the problem
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
A

Antoine Sansclef

Thanks Milly, I eventually tracked down extend.dat ( it was 'conveniently'
located at C:\Documents and Settings\My User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\extend.dat). I renamed it extend.old (only after
struggling to reveal file extensions via Control Panel - Folder Options-View
and unticking "Hide extensions for known file types"), but I'm afraid the
problem still persists. I'm reluctant to go through Outlook's help-Detect
and repair and restore original settings, because of the time it will take to
reset everything, but perhaps this is my only option. What do you think?
 
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