OL98: How to Silently Install the Outlook Security Patch

ID: Q195114

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how you can install the Microsoft Outlook 98 Security Patch (Outptch2.exe) in a quiet mode, sometimes called a silent installation.

MORE INFORMATION

To silently install the Outlook 98 Security Patch, first download the patch to your hard drive from the Office Update site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/outlook/

Type the following at the Command Prompt

<path name>\Outptch2.exe /q:a

where <path name> is the path on your hard drive where the patch file is located.

The next time you start Outlook, on the Help menu, click About Microsoft Outlook and verify the version number is 8.5.5603.

Additional query words: 98


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Last Reviewed: August 3, 1999