Description of the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 2, 2005 (900461)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Outlook 2002. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:

  • The issue that the hotfix package fixes
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • Files that the hotfix package contains

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Outlook 2002 issue that is fixed in the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated June 2, 2005.

The issue that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • The TAB key may no longer function when you reply to or forward an e-mail message. This issue occurs when the following conditions are true:
    • You programmatically insert text into an e-mail message.
    • The Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro uses the HTMLBody property.

MORE INFORMATION

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 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.

Prerequisites

  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed.

    For more information about Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    832671 Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

  • The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or a later version.

    For more information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    330537 Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

  • 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 Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). However, we have tested this fix on Office XP SP3 more extensively than we have on Office XP SP2. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office XP SP2, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use the hotfix that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue 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.
   Date         Time   Size       File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   02-Jun-2005  21:38  5,791,744  Outlookff.msp (full-file/administrative)
   02-Jun-2005  21:38  3,707,392  Outlookop.msp (optimized)
After you install the hotfix, the global 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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   31-May-2005  03:14  10.0.6764.0     47,816  Outlook.exe
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0     80,584  Dlgsetp.dll      
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0     39,624  Dumpster.dll     
   23-Feb-2005  23:30  10.0.6753.0    105,160  Envelope.dll     
   27-Aug-2004  02:52  10.0.6729.0    346,824  Exsec32.dll
   11-Nov-2004  10:48  10.0.6740.0    137,928  Impmail.dll      
   17-Sep-2004  20:27  10.0.6732.0    207,552  Msoutl.olb
   05-May-2004  01:47  10.0.6713.0    187,072  Oladd.fae
   05-May-2004  01:47  10.0.6713.0    170,688  Olappt.fae
   05-May-2004  01:47  10.0.6713.0    137,920  Oljrnl.fae
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0    133,824  Olmail.fae
   05-May-2004  01:47  10.0.6713.0    166,592  Oltask.fae
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0    543,424  Outlcm.dll       
   31-May-2005  03:14  10.0.6764.0  6,339,272  Outllib.dll      
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0     92,872  Outlmime.dll
   22-Oct-2004  20:52  10.0.6737.0    125,632  Outlph.dll       
   08-Apr-2004  00:24  10.0.6711.0     47,816  Outlvbs.dll
Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

REFERENCES

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after the software 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 software updates

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