Outlook 2003 crashes after you perform an unattended install of the Turkish version of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 (840381)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

After you perform an unattended installation of the Turkish version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000 on a computer, when you start Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 on that computer, Office Outlook 2003 unexpectedly crashes.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if a user locale is not specified in the answer file. In this scenario, incorrect entries are set in the following registry subkey during the unattended installation:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International

The following registry entries are not set correctly:
  • iCurrency
  • iDate
  • iNegCurr
  • iTime
  • iTLZero

RESOLUTION

Windows Server 2003 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 Windows Server 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: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.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English 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. Windows Server 2003 32-bit editions
   Date         Time   Version       Size     File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   04-May-2004  22:33  5.2.3790.164  988,672  Kernel32.dll     
   04-May-2004  22:33  5.2.3790.164  222,208  Termsrv.dll      
   04-May-2004  22:33  5.2.3790.164   52,224  Winsta.dll       
Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition
   Date         Time   Version          Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   04-May-2004  22:27  5.2.3790.164  1,850,368  Kernel32.dll     IA-64
   04-May-2004  22:27  5.2.3790.164    621,056  Termsrv.dll      IA-64
   04-May-2004  22:27  5.2.3790.164    141,824  Winsta.dll       IA-64
   04-May-2004  22:33  5.2.3790.164    934,400  Wkernel32.dll      X86
   04-May-2004  22:33  5.2.3790.164     52,224  Wwinsta.dll        X86

Windows XP service pack information

To resolve this problem, install Windows XP Service Pack (SP2) or later. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Windows XP 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 Windows XP 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: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.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English 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. Windows XP 32-bit editions
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   13-Apr-2004  19:30  5.1.2600.1516  933,888  Kernel32.dll
Windows XP 64-bit edition
   Date         Time   Version           Size    File name     Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   13-Apr-2004  19:27  5.1.2600.1516  1,922,048  Kernel32.dll     IA-64
   13-Apr-2004  19:30  5.1.2600.1516    884,224  Wkernel32.dll      X86

Windows 2000 hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. 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.

Prerequisites

This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English 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.
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   11-Mar-2004  02:37  5.0.2195.6897  1,720,368  Win32k.sys
   12-Apr-2004  20:11  5.0.2195.6920    711,952  Kernel32.dll     
   21-Sep-2003  00:45  5.0.2195.6824    236,304  Cmd.exe          
   24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6898    242,448  Gdi32.dll        
   24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6824     42,256  Basesrv.dll      
   05-Feb-2004  20:18  5.0.2195.6896  5,869,056  Sp3res.dll       
   24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6892     90,264  Rdpwd.sys
   05-Aug-2003  22:14  5.0.2195.6794    385,808  Userenv.dll      
   11-Mar-2004  02:37  5.0.2195.6898    181,520  Winlogon.exe     
   25-Sep-2003  18:08  5.0.2195.6826    243,984  Winsrv.dll       
   24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6897    403,216  User32.dll       
   24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6895    335,120  Msgina.dll       
   12-Apr-2004  20:11  5.0.2195.6824     54,544  Mpr.dll 

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, specify the locale in the answer file that you use for the unattended installation. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Start Notepad, and then open the answer file that you want to modify.
  2. Locate the [RegionalSettings] section.
  3. Delete the text that is in the [RegionalSettings] section, but do not delete the [RegionalSettings] heading.
  4. Under the [RegionalSettings] heading, type the following line:

    UserLocale=0000041f

  5. Save the answer file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/1/2006
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