Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Font Cache Error (0x8007000E, 183) in Outlook Express

Sometimes when you try to start your Outlook Express mail client, you may get the following error message:

Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to create the font cache object. Your computer may be out of memory or your hard disk is full. Contact Microsoft for further assistance. (0x8007000E, 183)

Followed by

Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly.

Cause:

This error generally occurs when the registry key of MSOE.DLL file is incorrect or damaged. The msoe.dll is a 32 bit dll file that is one of the important components of Outlook Express. There are many possible reasons that can create problems with dll. The most common reason is when more than one versions of Outlook is installed on the computer. This creates registry errors and generates the error message.

Resolution:

To fix this problem, you need to remove Outlook Express, delete the Outlook Express related information from the computer registry key for proper setup, and then reinstall Outlook Express. You can add active setup information in registry key using these steps:

  1. Start Registry Editor and locate to following key: KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
  2. Click the {44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C} key, and then click Export Registry File on the Registry menu.
  3. Pick a location to save the file by using the Save In box, and then type a name for the file in the File name field. Click Save.
  4. After saving return to registry editor and delete the key entry.


This method works in most of the cases and can fix the problem but using registry editor is never safe. It may cause serious problems if you use it incorrectly. There is no guarantee that you will be able to fix the problem.

In case when you fail to solve this issue using above method, your data may become inaccessible and may cause worst scenario of data loss. In these circumstances, you need for some special Outlook Express recovery software that can repair and restore your lost or corrupted files from Outlook Express.

Outlook Express Data recovery software are the specially designed data recovery software that can repair and restore your corrupted of damaged Outlook Express files. These software uses advanced searching algorithms to search and locate the corrupted files and then restore them to specified location on local hard drive.

Stellar Phoenix Mailbox Standard - Email Recovery Software is the powerful software under this category. This outlook recovery software is easy to use and GUI supporting data recovery software that can repair your corrupted Outlook Express files in all possible cases of corruption. Along with file repairing, this software can also recover the deleted files from Outlook that has been deleted by emptying “Deleted Items” folder of your mail client.