Address book disappeared and can not open/send email from Outlook Express 6

KB911567 and KB917288 describe the problem exactly, however, problem with the display resolution.

I can't find 911567 security update uninstall.  There is just no Spuninst.exe not associated with this update and it does not appear in Add / Remove programs.

Is there another solution or is this a different problem?

In OE6 under Win XP SP3

MS Outlook is installed on this machine? If this is not the case, see the following topics.

Courtesy of Michael Santovec:
http://pages.prodigy.NET/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

All of you who have the same cause.  Something is screwed up with your address book.

It could be several specific problems, which include:
-corrupted WAB file
-damaged or incompatible DLL files for the addressbook
-have OE set to use the Outlook98 / 2000 + contacts instead of the WAB
folder and there is something wrong at the end of Outlook

For more details, take a look at:

Error message: the Message could not be sent. Some invalid recipients
(Outlook Express: there was an error opening this message)
(The address book failed to load. OE is configured incorrectly)
(Corrupted or incompatible WAB32. DLL file)
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=239135
OLEXP: Error Message: failed to load address book
(There was an error opening this message)
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=269777
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=310873
OLEXP: MSIMN has caused an IPF in Module Wab32.dll
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=247706
Error message: failed to load address book, Outlook Express is...
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=191946
Error message: could not open address book, a component is missing
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=192321

The address book Windows (WAB)
http://www.insideoe.com/files/WAB.htm

To share Contacts between Outlook and Outlook Express
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Bruce Hagen
MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

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