Description of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 30, 2005 (896253)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager
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SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • Files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 issues that are fixed in the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated March 30, 2005.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package also fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you use a public folder that has multiple servers, the first server in the server list is not available. The Outlook client computer may experience a delay when it receives the contents of the public folder. Additionally, the Outlook client may experience a delay when it receives the public folder notification that is sent when the contents of the public folder change.
  • When you try to view the public folders that are available in Outlook 2003, Outlook 2003 may stop responding. This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
    • The primary public folder server is offline.
    • Outlook 2003 does not add this server to the dead server list.
    In this scenario, Outlook 2003 tries to access this server even when a replica server is available.
  • When you try to accept an update to a meeting request in Outlook 2003, you may experience one of the following issues:
    • You receive your own meeting request response.
    • Another attendee to the meeting receives your meeting request response.
    • You receive the following error message:
      You cannot respond to a meeting without an organizer. You must add an organizer field to the item.
    Additionally, if you click the Scheduling tab, the e-mail alias for the organizer is replaced with either your e-mail alias or the e-mail alias of another attendee.
  • When you try to start Outlook 2003 on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Outlook 2003 may not start. Or, Outlook may stop responding as soon as it starts. Additionally, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:
    Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. Modname : MSPST32.dll
    This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
    • You enable physical address extension (PAE) support on the Windows Server 2003-based or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition-based computer.
    • The Windows Server 2003-based or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition-based computer has 4 gigabytes (GB) or more of RAM.
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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2003 SP1 installed.

    For more information about Office 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    842532 Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1

  • The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed or on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed than we have on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Download information
   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name
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   31-Mar-2005  00:44  5.0.2919.6304   4,285,984  Office2003-kb896253-enu.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   30-Mar-2005  23:17  3,922,944  Olkintlff.msp (full-file/administrative)
   30-Mar-2005  23:09    545,792  Olkintlop.msp (optimized)

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. 
   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   17-Mar-2005  23:01  6.5.6981.6        727,040  Cdo.dll
   24-Jun-2004  05:08  11.0.6361.0       116,424  Contab32.dll
   27-Aug-2004  00:47  11.0.6402.0        31,944  Dumpster.dll
   27-Aug-2004  00:48  11.0.6402.0       106,696  Emablt32.dll
   22-Jan-2005  03:04  11.0.6419.0       215,240  Emsabp32.dll
   26-Mar-2005  05:06  11.0.6501.0       704,200  Emsmdb32.dll
   12-Feb-2005  09:41  11.0.6422.0       131,784  Emsui32.dll
   19-May-2004  00:54  11.0.6355.0       778,944  Mapir.dll
   19-May-2004  00:53  11.0.6355.0        30,408  Mlshext.dll
   26-Mar-2005  05:06  11.0.6501.0     1,359,048  Msmapi32.dll
   10-Mar-2005  15:16  11.0.6426.0       717,512  Mspst32.dll
   03-Mar-2005  22:21  11.0.6425.0       653,504  Outex.dll
   11-Nov-2004  04:35  11.0.6411.0     3,057,864  Outllibr.dll
   11-Mar-2004  22:02  11.0.6254.0       279,240  Pstprx32.dll
   18-Mar-2005  18:41  11.0.6500.0       232,648  Scnpst32.dll
   18-Mar-2005  18:41  11.0.6500.0       241,352  Scnpst64.dll

Additional notes:
  • For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
  • For more information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for updating Office 2003 installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/patch_o2k3.htm

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REFERENCES

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/5/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbOffice2003SP2fix kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbOffice2003preSP2fix KB896253 kbAudITPRO kbAudEndUser
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