OL2000: You Cannot Maximize Outlook If the 'Opening Mail Attachment' Dialog Box Opens While Outlook 2000 Is Minimized (321931)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q321931

SYMPTOMS

You cannot maximize Outlook 2000 if the Open Attachment dialog box opens in the background while Outlook 2000 is minimized. The Open Attachment dialog box does not appear on the screen, and the only way that you can maximize Outlook 2000 is to switch tasks in Task Manager.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you are using a slow internet connection and if you have an attachment that is large enough to give you the time to minimize Outlook 2000 before the Open Attachment dialog box opens.

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 German 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 Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 

   Date         Time   Size        File name     
   -------------------------------------------------
   17-JUN-2002  14:50      1,804   Hotfix.txt
   13-JUN-2002  12:41  2,965,504   Outlook.msp
   13-JUN-2002  12:48  8,132,096   Outlook_admin.msp
   13-JUN-2002  12:50      3,175   Readme.txt
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
      Date        Time   Version    Size        File name     
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   31-JAN-2000 19:26  9.0.0.3731    196,661  Oladd.fae
   05-APR-2000 13:02  9.0.0.4005    192,561  Mimedir.dll
   01-JUN-2000 15:34  -             767,540  Olexchng.aw
   02-JUN-2000 04:45  9.0.0.4201     86,067  Envelope.dll
   02-JUN-2000 05:30  9.0.0.4201     65,586  Sendto9.dll
   05-JUN-2000 16:42  -             191,723  Olxchng9.chm
   05-JUN-2000 19:06  -              32,272  Olsec9.chm
   06-JUN-2000 13:41  -           1,826,670  Outlhlp.aw_0001
   14-JUN-2000 11:12  3.2.0.27       61,952  Bjlog32.dll
   14-JUN-2000 11:14  1.0.3.27      183,808  Emablt32.dll
   19-JUN-2000 12:18  5.5.2652.65   814,864  Cdo.dll_0004
   19-JUN-2000 13:02  5.5.2652.65   722,704  Cdo.dll
   07-JUN-2000 12:41  9.0.0.4307     73,772  Rm.dll
   03-AUG-2000 14:09  5.5.3138.0    602,384  Mspst32.dll_0004
   03-AUG-2000 14:15  5.5.3138.0    528,656  Mspst32.dll_0005
   05-OCT-2000 17:06  1.0.3.27       43,520  Bjablr32.dll
   24-OCT-2000 08:51  5.5.3142.0    154,112  Emsabp32.dll_0005
   15-NOV-2000 20:22  9.0.0.4715    135,218  Contab32.dll_0002
   24-MAY-2001 15:58  9.0.5324.0    368,690  Pstprx32.dll_0002
   06-JUN-2001 11:05  -             129,024  Out2ksec.mst
   14-JUN-2001 19:47  9.0.0.5414  1,761,330  Outllibr.dll
   25-JUN-2001 17:33  5.5.3157.0    800,768  Msmapi32.dll_0001
   25-JUN-2001 17:51  1.0.3.28      102,400  Bjsrch32.dll
   25-JUN-2001 17:58  5.5.3159.0    135,440  Emsui32.dll_0005
   25-JUN-2001 17:59  5.5.3156.0    553,232  Exsec32.dll_0005
   25-JUN-2001 18:00  5.5.3157.0    631,296  Msmapi32.dll_0002
   25-JUN-2001 18:02  5.5.3153.0    462,336  Omi9.dll_0001
   25-JUN-2001 18:02  5.5.3153.0    552,448  Omint.dll_0001
   25-JUN-2001 18:06  8.30.3157.0   798,992  Outex.dll
   19-NOV-2001 10:54  5.5.3165.0    602,384  Emsmdb32.dll_0005
   07-JUN-2002 14:28  9.0.0.6604  5,337,138  Outllib.dll

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not minimize Outlook 2000 until after the Open Attachment dialog box opens.

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 first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB321931
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