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Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: May, 2005

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the update for the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB894384). This article describes the following information about the update.

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This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of the e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail messages. This update was released in May 2005.

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Update details

Earlier released updates that are replaced by this update

This update for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter replaces the following previously released software update:

892236

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892236/ )

Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: March 8, 2005

Installation details

How to obtain and to install this update

The update is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this update from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4B63C14D-F613-4A4D-A24D-E19C18882244&displaylang=en

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4B63C14D-F613-4A4D-A24D-E19C18882244&displaylang=en)

How to determine whether the update is installed

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on the computer that you are using. If the steps are different, see your product documentation to complete this procedure.

Click Start, and then click Search.
In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
In the All or part of the file name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, determine the date, the time, and the size of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

The update contains files with the versions that are listed in the following table.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   05-Apr-2005  16:40                  3,437,035  Outlfltr.dat
   15-Apr-2004  22:50  1.3.1509.1        117,976  Outlfltr.dll

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table.

Information for administrators about .msp files

The administrative service pack is made up of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer software update file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Outlfltr.msp

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators

If you update your administrative installation point and then recache and reinstall Outlook 2003 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Outlook 2003 from the administrative image. For this update, the value for the REINSTALL=[list of features] property is as follows:

OUTLOOKFiles

Additionally, you can substitute the REINSTALL=ALL parameter to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.

For detailed procedures that explain how to update an administrative image and to update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To view the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011525741033.aspx

(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011525741033.aspx)

The Office Admin Update Center for Office IT Professionals contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx

(http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx)

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