Re: Stationery in Windows Mail

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders_at_mvps.org> wrote in message news:98335FA7-753D-4B5C-A823-0B4CEEAC7C58_at_microsoft.com... "fraoch" <fraoch.2z6enf_at_DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:fraoch.2z6enf_at_DoNotSpam.com...
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> Ok, since this is somewhat related to what has already been talked about
> in this thread, I have a question of my own. I am a script writer for
> stationery that can be used in either OE or WinMail. I have discovered
> today however that I am unable to install the required dll's to be able
> to use the DX transform filters and MetaCreations filters. I am in the
> process of taking classes for script writing and these are required
> elements of the lessons I am currently working through. Does anyone
> have any idea how I can get these things installed? Every time I try I
> end up with an error telling me that it couldn't be done. I know how to
> do this in XP really well, however now using Vista things seem a whole
> lot more complicated for installing required dlls for my script
> writing.
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> Any help would be really appreciated.
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> Heather - Fraoch
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How (and where) are you trying to install these?

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Frank, just FYI, the MetaCreations transition filters have been used in
advanced stationery for years. They are used in addition to, and in
combination with, the Microsoft transition filters. The MetaCreations
filters are DX transform filters like the MS filters and they work fine in
OE and Windows Mail. They are used in stationery scripts just like the
MS filters are, and the MetaCreations filters provide some cool additional
transition effects. The MetaCreations file is: dxtmeta2.dll ...and it is
copied into the windows\system32 folder (Vista / XP / 2K) or windows\system
folder (ME / 98). It then has to be registered for the MetaCreations filters
to work.

Normally to register the MetaCreations filters, you go to:
'start' > 'run' and type in (or copy and paste):

regsvr32 dxtmeta2.dll

...and hit enter. That has always worked in the past with XP and earlier
versions of Windows. It did not work for me with Vista HP so I created a
batch file containing the above command to 'Run as administrator' in Vista
and that did work to get the dll registered and working fine for me in 
Vista.

Richard