inetcomm.dll Fix

This bug in OE's latest patch prevents embedding duplicate images. Only the first image is embedded and other instances of the same images won't be embedded.

Open your Outlook Express and from help menu select "About Microsoft Outlook Express". If the version of inettcom.dll is greater than 6.00.2800.1106, you have to overwrite your dll with the one included with the zip file. Follow the instruction bellow.

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You will need a copy of inetcomm.dll version 6.00.2800.1106. The file and a ReadMe.txt file is available on this site. First and foremost there are different ways to overwrite the versions that won't allow for duplicate file embeddings for different Operating Systems and sometimes for different brands of computers. So I will try to go through the different OS (Operating systems).

1. For Win98 and Windows ME First shut down Outlook Express. This dll either gets unzipped or copy and pasted in Windows/systems folder. You click yes when prompted to overwrite the one in there. This dll must be overwritten, not deleted or renamed. For some of you may get an error saying the dll is in use. If so, you will have to do it in safe mode.

2. For XP First shut down Outlook Express. This dll either has to be unzipped or copy and pasted into the Windows/system32 folder, click "Yes" to overwrite the existing dll. This dll must be overwritten and not deleted or renamed. For some of you you may get an error saying the dll is in use. If so, you will have to do it in safe mode. If this doesn't work some of you will also have to overwrite the dll in dllcache. This is a Hidden/System folder. To make the folder visible in Explorer, you have to go to /Start/Settings/Control Panel/Folder Options/View Tab/ and put the Check Mark in "Show all hidden Folders and Files" and remove the check from "Hide protected operating system files". Now the dll cache will be a sub folder of Windows/system32 folder. Overwrite the dll first in dllcache and then again in /system32. Undo the checks in /Start/Settings/Control Panel/Folder Options/View Tab/ to restore your hidden files and folders.

3. Windows 2000. This is the hardest OS to overwrite this dll in. All has to be done in safe mode. You need to make your dll cache folder visible. /Start/Settings/Control Panel/Folder Options/View Tab/ and put the Check Mark in "Show all hidden Folders and Files" and remove the check from "Hide protected operating system files". If you don't do the cache folder first Win 2000 will replace the dll the minute you overwrite the one in Windows/system32 folder. Click yes each time it ask do you want to overwrite this dll. Undo the checks in /Start/Settings/Control Panel/Folder Options/View Tab/ to restore your hidden files and folders.

Check to see if this has worked on your machine Open Outlook Express, got to /Help/About/ and scroll down and see if the inetcomm.dll is now V 6.00.2800.1106 if yes then you are all set. If not do it again and watch everystep untill that dll's version is change to 1106.


inetcomm.dll version 6.00.2800.1106 DLL
This file is required to fix the image embedding problem with Outlook Express since inetcomm.dll version was updated past version 6.00.2800.1106.

1. Download the inetcomm.dll.zip file below. There is a ReadMe.txt file included within the zip to give you instructions.

2. Unzip the file.

3. Unzip the file and overwrite your existing inetcomm.dll file as per the instructions above or in the enclosed ReadMe.txt file. Be sure to select YES to overwrite the ones already there.

Download inetcomm.dll.zip 315k


Many thanks to Cheryl for passing on this fix! Also thanks to Robbie for supplying the information for this page.


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