Summary

This article describes the Microsoft Outlook 2010 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated December 13, 2011.

INTRODUCTION

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

You experience the following issues when you use a German keyboard to create a new email message in Outlook 2010:

  • You press CTRL+ALT+Q in the To field. However, the at sign (@) is not inserted as expected.

  • You press CTRL+ALT+Q at the beginning of the body of the email message. However, the at sign (@) is not inserted as expected.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix package, you must have Microsoft Office 2010 or Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2510690 List of all Office 2010 SP1 packages

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to resolve the issue that are listed in this article.The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.x86Download information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Outlook2010-kb2597001-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

14.0.6114.5000

3,199,808

19-Nov-11

10:30

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Outlookintl-de-de.msp

Not Applicable

1,939,456

18-Nov-11

21:05

x64Download information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Outlook2010-kb2597001-fullfile-x64-glb.exe

14.0.6114.5000

3,196,408

19-Nov-11

11:07

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Outlookintl-de-de.msp

Not Applicable

1,938,432

18-Nov-11

21:27

References

For more information about software update terminology, 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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