Took me some time to figure this out out, but if msoobe doesnt come up, you need to re-install IE8.
You can do it by going into safe mode (without networking should still work), run sysprep tool (xp cd has a copy under TOOLS in some CAB file), that will reset your 30 days, and you can reboot back into normal mode.
Then install IE8. Or remove it and re-install it. After that, finish sysprep (it will nag you on boot) and msoobe should now come up.
Hope it helps someone.
You can do it by going into safe mode (without networking should still work), run sysprep tool (xp cd has a copy under TOOLS in some CAB file), that will reset your 30 days, and you can reboot back into normal mode.
Then install IE8. Or remove it and re-install it. After that, finish sysprep (it will nag you on boot) and msoobe should now come up.
Hope it helps someone.