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Sometimes removing or disabling Windows (or MSN) Messenger 
causes OE to open slowly. This will be shown by an entry 
in the system error log:

The server {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} did not 
register with DCOM within the required timeout.

To fix this, open Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
\InProcServer32

In the right-hand pane, double-click on the (Default) 
value and delete whatever is entered there, leaving it 
blank. Click OK. Now perform exactly the same step 
with the key directly underneath, namely

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
\LocalServer32

Once both (Default) values are empty, OE will open 
normally

I hope this fix makes a few people happy 

Phil-Magik
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