OL2000: Upgrade from Exchange Client to Outlook Causes Encryption Failure (244063)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

This article was previously published under Q244063

SYMPTOMS

Two people using Microsoft Exchange 5.0 Client are set up to send encrypted mail messages using 64-bit encryption. One user upgrades from Exchange 5.0 to Outlook 2000, and installs the 128-bit security patch. When this user attempts to open a saved encrypted message by importing the EPF file, the following error message displays:
The message could not be secured.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/17/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB244063