OL2000: Hyperlink to Executable File Opens in Outlook with Security Update Applied (288369)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook 2000, Service Release 1 (SR-1)
- Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q288369 SYMPTOMS If you have a Microsoft Outlook Rich Text formatted message
with a hyperlink that points to an executable file that does not have the
extension and the Microsoft Outlook Security Update has been applied, the
executable file may open when you click the hyperlink in the message.
CAUSE This problem can occur because of the interaction between
how Outlook uses the URL and how the operating system treats files without
extensions. The executable file opens only when there is a sub-folder with the
same name as the executable file in the target folder. For example, if you have
the following folder
\\Server\Share\Files\Calc
and the Calc.exe program file is in the Files folder, then a
hyperlink to \\Server\Share\Calc in an Outlook Rich Text message starts the
Calc.exe program without warning when you click the executable file.
RESOLUTION To resolve this problem, obtain the latest
service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack The English version of this fix has the file
attributes (or later) 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 <B>Time Zone</B> tab
in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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11/14/2000 6:21 PM NA 2494976 Outlook.msp
11/14/2000 6:29 PM NA 7084032 Outlook_Admin.msp
After you install the hotfix, the following files will have the
listed attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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11/10/2000 3:34 PM 9.0.0.4709 5328946 Outllib.dll
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 5/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB288369 |
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