XCLN: Copy and Paste of Appointments in Outlook 2000 Can Cause Duplicate Calendar Entries (260573)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

This article was previously published under Q260573

SYMPTOMS

In Outlook 2000, if you select a calendar appointment and copy it, and then attempt to paste the appointment to a different day, a duplicate appointment is created on the original date.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain and install the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. As of April 2003, this is Service Pack 3 (SP-3) for Office 2000. For additional information about how obtain and install the latest Office 2000 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, apply Outlook 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1), and then apply the post-SR-1 fix for Microsoft Office 2000.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Outlook 2000.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbOffice2000preSR2fix kbQFE KB260573