Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package: January 17, 2004 (833986)

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 issues that are fixed in the Outlook 2003 hotfix package that is dated January 17, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package, but they were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

When you create a custom form in Outlook 2003, the Subject box may be truncated to 255 characters.
When you create a signature for new e-mail messages in Outlook 2003, the signature is not added to your e-mail message when you use a custom form.
If you use a MultiPage control on a custom form in Outlook 2003 and you change tabs, the Message control may appear blank.
When you open an e-mail message that was saved in an earlier version of Microsoft Outlook in Outlook 2003, the body of the e-mail message may be blank.
When you check the spelling of Spanish text in an e-mail message in Outlook 2003, you may receive the following error message:
Error occurred while checking spelling.

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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 1.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

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Hotfix information

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 Microsoft Office 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

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Restart information

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.

Download Information

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   17-Jan-2004  13:29  11.0.6113.0     4,910,824  Office2003-kb833986-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:

   Date         Time          Size    File name
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   17-Jan-2004  04:49      3,250,176  Outlook-binary-glb.msp (optimized)
   17-Jan-2004  11:57      5,575,168  Outlook-fullfile-glb.msp (full-file/administrative)

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   09-Dec-2003  22:48  11.0.5918.0       247,296  Exchcsp.dll      
   16-Jan-2004  04:40  11.0.6113.0     7,543,496  Outllib.dll

Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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