Description of the Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: August 10, 2010

This update provides the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of those characteristics that define certain email messages as junk email. This update was released on August 10, 2010.

Update details

This update replaces the following previously released update:

Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

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

Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BBD2C245-0286-4F31-B92D-B2D41BC74DB8)

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

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you install this update.

How to determine whether the update is installed

This update contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.


To determine the version of the files that are installed on the computer, follow these steps, as appropriate for the operating system that you are running.

Windows 7

1. Click Start, and then click Computer.
2. In the Search Computer box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then press ENTER.
3. Right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
4. On the General tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows Vista

1. Click Start
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   , and then click Search.
2. Click Advanced Search.
3. In the Location box, click Local Hard Drives.
4. In the Name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
5. In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
6. On the General tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows XP

1. Start Search Companion. To do this, click Start, and then click Search.
   
   Note If Windows Desktop Search starts, click Click here to use Search Companion.
2. In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
3. In the All or part of the file name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
4. In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
5. On the General tab and on the Version tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

How to uninstall this update

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
3. Use one of the following procedures, depending on the operating system that you are running:
   • Windows 7 and Windows Vista
     1. Click View installed updates.
     2. In the list of updates, locate and click update 983503, and then click Uninstall.
   • Windows XP
     1. Click to select the Show updates check box.
     2. In the list of updates, locate and click update 983503, and then click Remove.

Information for administrators about .msp files

This update consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer (.msp) file. The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Information for administrators about how to reinstall specific components

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

For this update, the value for the REINSTALL=[ list of features ] property is as follows:Or, you can substitute the REINSTALL=ALL parameter to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.

For detailed procedures that describe how to update an administrative image and how to update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic. To view this topic, visit the following Microsoft website:For more information about the policy for how e-mail is filtered by the junk e-mail filters in Outlook or in Exchange Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office System TechCenter, visit the following Microsoft website: