OL98: Summary of Outlook 98 Setup and Interoperability Issues

ID: Q182633

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SUMMARY

This article provides specific information concerning setup and interoperability issues you may encounter with Microsoft Outlook.


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Cannot Perform Run from Network Server Setup

You attempt to perform a server installation of Outlook and find that the /a command-line switch is not recognized. You receive the error message:
Command line option syntax error. Type command/? for help.
The resulting Help does not list the /a switch.

Because Outlook uses new setup technology and shares dependencies with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, you cannot use Outlook in a Run from Server (RNS) configuration. Outlook cannot be installed to run from CD-ROM for the same reasons. Support for an RNS installation is available in Outlook 2000.

Local Setup Fails with Office 97 Run from Network Server Present

You are currently running Microsoft Office 97 programs in a RNS configuration. You attempt to install Outlook to a local drive and receive a warning stating that Outlook does not support that mode. All Office 97 programs must be installed locally to allow Outlook to be installed.

Microsoft has published a white paper that describes some tested procedures for installing Outlook 98 in mixed-mode where Office 97 is installed in Run from Server mode.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q190183 OL98: Installing Outlook 98 in Mixed-mode with Office 97
NOTE: If you use Microsoft Project 98, it must also be installed locally.

Office SR-1 Patch Does Not Complete Successfully

If you install Outlook on a computer that has Office 97 installed and then attempt to run the Office 97 Service Release 1 patch, the patch will not complete successfully. When updating the Office installation, the patch looks for specific versions of the key Office files, Mso97.dll and Mso7enu.dll. Since Outlook Setup installs updated version of these two files, the patch assumes that an update has already occurred and quits.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q180228 OL98: Cannot Run SR-1 Patch if Outlook 98 is Installed

Microsoft Money Online Banking Fix Included

Internet Explorer 4.0 included a version of the file Schannel.dll, which caused problems with Money online banking transactions. Outlook installs an updated version of Schannel.dll that corrects these problems. The updated file is only available for use with the 128-bit security version of Outlook.

Field Mapping Feature Not Available

The field mapping functionality is licensed from DataViz, Inc. This functionality is not available in Outlook. Techniques for manually mapping fields in Outlook during import are available. Although this feature was not available initially in Outlook, Microsoft has posted a patch which adds this functionality.

For additional information on adding filed mapping to Outlook, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q182728 OL98: Field Mapping for Importing Not Available

Additional query words: 98 


Keywords          : IntpOthr StpGnrl 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: June 15, 1999