Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 4, 2005 (893305)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 issue that is fixed in the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated February 4, 2005.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • If a Group Policy object is applied to a computer that is not running Outlook 2003 in Cached Exchange mode, the contents of the Public Folder Favorites folder is downloaded when your Microsoft Outlook e-mail account is synchronized. This may result is a much larger offline folder (.ost) file than expected.

    Note This problem may occur even though the Download Public Folder Favorites option is not selected.

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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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

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 phone 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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Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 installed.

    For additional information about Office 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    842532 Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1

  • The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed or on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed.

    However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed than we have on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

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Restart information

You do not have to 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 enable any hotfixes that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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 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.

Download information
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
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   04-Feb-2005  19:48  5.0.2919.6304  4,229,152  Office2003-kb893305-enu.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   04-Feb-2005  19:37  3,916,288  Olkintlff.msp (full-file/administrative)
   04-Feb-2005  18:27    475,648  Olkintlop.msp (Optimized)

After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   22-Apr-2004  16:29  6.5.6980.84    733,888  Cdo.dll
   24-Jun-2004  03:08  11.0.6361.0    116,424  Contab32.dll
   26-Aug-2004  22:47  11.0.6402.0     31,944  Dumpster.dll
   26-Aug-2004  22:48  11.0.6402.0    106,696  Emablt32.dll
   22-Jan-2005  01:04  11.0.6419.0    215,240  Emsabp32.dll
   18-Jan-2005  19:44  11.0.6418.0    703,688  Emsmdb32.dll
   26-Aug-2004  22:48  11.0.6402.0    131,784  Emsui32.dll
   18-May-2004  22:54  11.0.6355.0    778,944  Mapir.dll
   18-May-2004  22:53  11.0.6355.0     30,408  Mlshext.dll
   18-Jan-2005  19:44  11.0.6418.0  1,357,512  Msmapi32.dll
   04-Feb-2005  04:48  11.0.6421.0    717,000  Mspst32.dll
   26-Aug-2004  22:48  11.0.6402.0    653,504  Outex.dll
   11-Nov-2004  02:35  11.0.6411.0  3,057,864  Outllibr.dll
   11-Mar-2004  20:02  11.0.6254.0    279,240  Pstprx32.dll
   17-Dec-2004  01:27  11.0.6416.0    232,648  Scnpst32.dll
   17-Dec-2004  01:27  11.0.6416.0    241,352  Scnpst64.dll

Additional notes:
  • For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
  • For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/patch_o2k3.htm

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, 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 product updates, tools, and add-ons


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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/2/2006
Keywords:kbOffice2003SP2fix kbemail kbBug kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbOffice2003preSP2fix kbQFE kbHotfixServer KB893305 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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