OL98: No Option to Upgrade from 40-bit to 128-bit Security (182523)
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This article was previously published under Q182523 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When users try to upgrade from 40-bit to 128-bit security in Microsoft
Outlook 98 they find that there is no option to do this in the Active Setup
user interface.
CAUSE
There is a registry key that contains information about the previous setup.
Outlook Active Setup does not allow the removal of components and so
the registry entry is not changed. Setup assumes a reinstallation of
the previous setup and does not allow the upgrade.
RESOLUTION
If you have the Outlook compact disc (CD), you can run Outdom.exe to update
both Outlook and Microsoft Internet Explorer to 128-bit encryption.
As an alternative, you can remove a registry key using the Windows Registry
Editor. You can then run Setup from the CD and choose 128-bit encryption.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook 98.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/3/1999 |
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Keywords: | kbbug KB182523 |
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