Hi Dave,
i have found this on Slipstick
You get one of these error messages:
Outlib.dll [or another .dll] is linked to missing export MAPI32.DLL:239
The ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
MAPI32.dll.
Other symptoms may be general problems running Outlook or Exchange after
installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape Communicator 4.5,
Eudora or a variety of other programs.
The Mapi32.dll file, which is essential to Microsoft Outlook, is missing,
damaged or has been replaced by the new software you installed. The MSKB
articile ErrMsg: Missing Mapi32.dll:239 when Starting Outlook provides
general details on how to restore the right Mapi32.dll for Outlook.
Outlook Express includes a choice on the Tools | Options menu for Make
Outlook Express my default Simple MAPI client. If you check that, a new
Mapi32.dll file is copied to your \Windows\System folder, while the old one
is renamed to Mapi32.oe. If you want OE to be your default Simple MAPI
client (for File | Send, etc.) and use Outlook 97 mainly for appointments
and tasks, copy Mapi32.oe to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office and
rename it to Mapi32.dll. You will also need to remember to start OE before
Outlook 97. If you want Outlook 97 to be your MAPI client, rename Mapi32.dll
to Mapi32oe.dll, then copy Mapi32.oe to Mapi32.dll or follow the procedure
in the MSKB article noted above. (Many thanks to Reinaldo Gregori for
figuring this out and posting the solution in the newsgroups.)
This also can occur if you run Eudora, which will overwrite the Mapi32.dll
file if you don't explicitly tell it not to. See the Windows Eudora FAQ for
instructions on how to keep Eudora from messing with the .dll. Also see
Outlook Running With Eudora Pro 3.0 May Cause Errors.
Other sources of this problem are CorelDRAW 7 and Netscape Communicator 4.5.
