OL2002: AutoArchive Feature Is Not Disabled When You Use the DoAging Registry Key (329294)

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix Information

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. 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 Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: 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. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time      Size       File name     
   ---------------------------------------------------
   01-OCT-2002  15:44:08  2,266,020  Outlook.msp
   01-OCT-2002  16:33:07  4,142,080  Outlook_admin.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have 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      Version      Size       File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   08-Aug-2002  20:22:19  10.0.4406.0    137,800  Impmail.dll
   08-Aug-2002  20:22:29  10.0.4406.0    121,416  Outlph.dll
   16-Aug-2002  14:05:14  10.0.4413.0    346,696  Exsec32.dll
   12-Sep-2002  20:52:33  10.0.4510.0    539,208  Outlcm.dll
   12-Sep-2002  20:52:39  10.0.4510.0     92,744  Outlmime.dll
   12-Sep-2002  20:52:41  10.0.4510.0     47,688  Outlook.exe
   19-Sep-2002  14:23:05  10.0.4517.0    105,032  Envelope.dll
   27-Sep-2002  17:47:30  10.0.4524.0  6,314,568  Outllib.dll

After you apply this hotfix, you can disable all PST file functions including Auto Archive: Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\DisablePST

3. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
4. Type 1, and then press ENTER.

However, after you complete these steps, you cannot create PST files. To only disable the AutoArchive feature of Outlook: Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD value.
4. Type DoAging, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type 0, and then click OK.

After you create the DoAging registry key and set its value to 0, the following Autoarchive features are disabled:

• Automatic AutoArchiving after a set number of days.
• The AutoArchive choice under Mailbox Cleanup.
• The Autoarchive tab for theFolder Properties that are available for each folder in your mailbox.

By setting the DoAging registry key value to 1, these features are enabled. To enable these features: Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences\DoAging

3. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
4. Type 1, and then press ENTER.

This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: