Image in signature is not displayed correctly in Outlook 2002 messages (329305)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002

This article was previously published under Q329305

SYMPTOMS

When an Outlook 2002 user who has a default signature that includes an image file in .jpeg, .gif, or .bmp format replies to or forwards an e-mail message, the message recipient sees a placeholder image instead of the signature image. This problem is seen only in Outlook 2002 when the Message Format setting is set to HTML. If the user manually inserts the image into the e-mail message, the image is displayed correctly.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Microsoft 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:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this fix.

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 global version of this hotfix 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  
05-Oct-2002 01:45 2,263,528  Outlook.msp
05-Oct-2002 02:26 4,150,272  Outlook_admin.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the following files have the following attributes or later:

Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
19-Sep-2002  21:23  10.0.4517.0  105,032    Envelope.dll
16-Aug-2002  21:05  10.0.4413.0  346,696    Exsec32.dll
09-Aug-2002  03:22  10.0.4406.0  137,800    Impmail.dll
13-Sep-2002  03:52  10.0.4510.0  539,208    Outlcm.dll
04-Oct-2002  20:52  10.0.4601.0  6,314,568  Outllib.dll
13-Sep-2002  03:52  10.0.4510.0  92,744     Outlmime.dll
13-Sep-2002  03:52  10.0.4510.0  47,688     Outlook.exe
09-Aug-2002  03:22  10.0.4406.0  121,416    Outlph.dll 
Important Under certain circumstances, Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 is required before you apply the Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) client-side hotfix. Use the following information to determine if you have to install Windows Installer 2.0:
  • If you have deployed Office XP, visit the following Microsoft Web sites for more information: You may have a problem applying a hotfix that is released after Office XP SP2 if all the following conditions are true:
  • If you installed Office XP by using a CD image, you may have a problem applying a hotfix that is released after Office XP SP2 if all the following conditions are true:
    • The organization is using Windows Installer 1.1
    • The organization installed Office XP SP1 by using a client patch.
    • The organization installed Office XP SP2 by using a client patch.
Note If you have updated your administrative installation point of Office XP with the administrative version of Office XP SP1 or Office XP SP2, you will not experience this problem. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

To install Windows Installer 2.0 on all computers that must have the hotfix, visit the Microsoft Download Center: Note If you are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP3, you will not experience this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/28/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbdisplay kbofficexppresp3fix kbbug kbfix KB329305