An update that addresses Outlook Express 6.0 issues is available for Windows XP (900930)

INTRODUCTION

This article discusses the availability of the Update for Windows XP (KB900930).

Install this update to address multiple Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 issues in Microsoft Windows XP. This update addresses an issue in which messages are incorrectly handled if the Subject line in an e-mail message contains the word "begin." This update also addresses an issue in which the default news server account is displayed when users reply to "watched" conversation threads from multiple computers. Additionally, this update addresses two issues in which Outlook Express stops responding.

RESOLUTION

Update information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Update for Windows XP package now.
Release Date: June 24, 2005

For more information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed to install this update.

For more information about how to obtain Windows XP SP2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this update.

Update replacement information

This update is not replaced by any later update.

Registry information

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

Update file information

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

The English version of this update 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
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   05-May-2005  21:24  6.0.2900.2670    679,424  Inetcomm.dll     
   05-May-2005  21:24  6.0.2900.2670  1,311,744  Msoe.dll

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

898123 Outlook Express 6.0 stops responding when you try to log on to your e-mail account

898124 The text in a newsgroup message or in an e-mail message is incorrectly interpreted as a blank attachment in Outlook Express

898122 Outlook Express 6.0 stops responding or unexpectedly quits, and you may receive a "Microsoft Outlook Express has encountered a problem and needs to close" error message

898125 In Outlook Express 6.0, the default server account name appears in the header of a reply message in an e-mail message thread

For more information about the 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