OL98: Microsoft Outlook 98 Version Information

ID: Q197250

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SUMMARY

This article lists the different versions of Microsoft Outlook 98 and how you can determine which version you have.


MORE INFORMATION

This article describes version information for U.S. versions of Outlook 98. The build numbers in this article are for U.S. versions; in most cases international versions ship with later build numbers of Outllib.dll for the same release.

Outlook Versions

The following table lists available versions of Outlook 98: 

   Version   Help About shows       Distributed with
   -------   ----------------       ----------------
   8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   Microsoft Outlook 98 Stand-alone
             (8.5.5104.6)           Office Update Internet Site and
                                    Exchange Server, version 5.5 Service
                                    Pack 1

   8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   Microsoft Outlook 98 Security Patch
             (8.5.5603.0)           Download from Office Update Site

   8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   Microsoft Outlook 98 Archive Patch
             (8.5.6204.0)           Download from Office Update Site

Outllib.dll File Information


   Version          File Size              Modified Date   Download File
   -------          ---------              -------------   -------------
   8.5              6,588,688 bytes        3/12/98         n/a
   Security Patch   6,607,632 bytes        8/5/98          Outptch2.exe
   Archive Patch    6,607,632 bytes        6/14/99         Arc98en.exe

Version Information

Outlook 98 (8.5.5104.6)

Outlook 98, version 8.5 is the original version. This is an upgraded version of Outlook 97.

Outlook 98 (8.5.5603.0)

The Security Patch for Microsoft Outlook 98 protects users against a potential problem involving file attachments with extremely long names as well as a variant found during continued testing.

For additional information about the Outlook Security Patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q175807 OL98: Update Available for Outlook 98 Security Issue

Outlook 98 (8.5.6204.0)

The Archive Patch for Microsoft Outlook 98 protects users against the possible loss of data caused by a computer failure during an archive operation.

For additional information about this patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q214575 OL98: Computer Failure May Affect Archive Fidelity

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1999