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Why won't outlook express 2002 send messages

I have a client that had me build him a new computer running windows 7 64bit OS. On his old computer he has Microsoft office 2002 that he had me install on the new machine.
   With his business, he has excel set up to send his clients data information from his excel program through outlook express.  
  We got everything to work fine except outlook express will not send messages.  It will receive fine, it just will not send.  
   I have eliminated the possibility of antivirus blocking the program by uninstalling it.  
   I have attached the error I am getting and also the settings we have in outlook
   If anyone has an answer We really would appreciated it.
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beemmer--Outlook Express does not work with Win 7.  Did you mean Outlook?
Do I understand that MS Office 2002 is installed?  That (and Outlook 2002) is not compatible with Win 64bit.  An Upgrade is offered
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Microsoft%20Office%20Outlook%202002&v=Microsoft&uid=10&l=en&pf=0&pi=3&s=ms%20office%202002&os=64-bit

I do not know if the "Upgrade" is any cheaper than buying a standalone MS Office 2011.
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Okay, thanks for your input - I upgraded to the Microsoft office professional 2003 which included Microsoft outlook and then I can set up to send email perfectly.  But now we are having another problem.  The person that set up my client's excel also set up macros with a menue bar and we are now trying to figure out how to get that to come up so we can us that.  I have uploaded a pic so you can see what I am talking about.  How do we get that to show?
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You should be able to add the macro when you right click and select Customize on the menu bar. Possibly you need to look at the properties of the macro. .... Thinkpads_User
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Thanks for your help  --  I upgraded to Microsoft professional 2003 and now everything works fine except for one thing -- everytime I open up one of the files it pops up an error saying that this workbook contains links to other sources.  I attach the message.  What do I need to do to resolve this issue?
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That is a standard error message in Excel 2003 (and now in future versions as well). I suggest you leave it there because it is worthwhile security. You need to respond to the message to allow or disallow.

I usually facilitate this by saving the file and working with it outside of Outlook.

Now, if the source is not available (the sheet was sent to you but there is no link), you need to remove the link in the spreadsheet.

Finally, go to the Trust Center and there are settings to stop the message from coming up.

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Hmm, Office 2003 is long in the tooth also and Trust Center appeared in Office 2007. The setting you want is in Options, Edit, Ask to update links.  

Also review the various settings in Security.

This started in Office 2003 and went in earnest in Office 2007 and following.

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Sorry I didn't get back to this any sooner - just want to thank you all for your help. All my issues have been resolved and resolved and everything is working fine
beemmer--Glad to hear the good news.  You are welcome.