Microsoft Outlook Express has one of the most helpful toolbars available, creating a workspace that can really help you with any of the email sending needs you have. So what happenes if the toolbar disapears, and you are left without any of the tools that you usually use when you send, receive and file your incoming emails via Outlook Express?
If your Outlook Express Toolbar goes missing, follow these steps to get it back up there:
How to repair the outlook express missing toolbar:
In the Outlook express navigation menu, go to “view”
Next, go to the layout option
Under the layout option menu, make sure the check box next to “toolbar” is checked.
If the problem still persists, consider resetting your outlook express dll.
1. Copy the Inetres.dll file from the \Program Files\Internet Explorer\MUI\Lang-id folder to the %Windir%\MUI\Fallback\Lang-id folder.
2. Rename the Inetres.dll file that you moved to the %Windir%\MUI\Fallback\Lang-id folder to Inetres.dll.mui.
3. Delete the Inetres.dll file from the \Program Files\Internet Explorer\MUI\Lang-id folder.
This should help you take care of the missing outlook express toolbar.
Additionally, the service pack 2 release for Microsoft Windows XP may help you take care of this issue.
So, now that you have your outlook express toolbar working, here are some nifty shortcuts you can use without having to click any of the buttons in the toolbar itself!
ctrl+n create new email
ctrl+c copy selected text to clipboard
ctrl+v paste clipboard stored text to cursor location
Happy emailing!





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NO such floder in Windows XP “\Program Files\Internet Explorer\MUI\Lang-id folder”.
NO such folder in Windows XP for ” %Windir%\MUI\Fallback\Lang-id folder”. Your solution could NOT be followed to fix the missing OE toolbar.
Thanks to your helpful article, I could successfully restore my toolbar. I would like to know if it is possible to customize this toolbar like how we do in other programs. I looked for the settings option but could not find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
It is very easy to add or remove icons on the Outlook Express Toolbar. First, simply right click on the toolbar and select customize. In the window that appears, select Layout from the View option. Subsequently select Customize and you will see the Add/remove icons to the toolbar. If you want to change it back or add new icons it is very easy, just go back into the customize option and make your changes.
That is was very easy. I really like the Express toolbar. I am able to do many things with ease now. Are there any other toolbars for Outlook that can be handy? I am new to this and would have to use this everyday for work purposes. Thanks again.
You can enable few other useful toolbars. Outlook Bar is a horizontal bar that displays certain folders, such as the Inbox. To include a list of e-mail and news folders in the left column, select the Folder list check box. To display a tip every time Outlook Express is started, select the Tip of the day check box.