Update Available for Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 IMAP and News Dates

ID: q234680

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft has made an update available that addresses a potential misinterpretation of date information in Outlook Express. When you receive an IMAP e-mail message or a news message with a 2-digit year as the sent date, the date may be misinterpreted under certain conditions. Additional information about this issue is available from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/y2k

Updates are available for the following products:

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0 (Alpha and x86)

NOTE: Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2 is included with Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2.

How to determine your version of Outlook Express

To determine your version of Outlook Express and whether or not you need to update, click the Help menu in Outlook Express, click About Microsoft Outlook Express, and then note the version number just below the Outlook Express title in the dialog box:

If the version number is 5.00.20xx.xxxx or higher, you do not need to update.

If the version number is 4.72.36xx.x, you need the update for Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2.

If the version number is 4.72.31xx.x, you need the update for Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1.

If the version number is 4.71.17xx.x or 4.72.21xx.x, you need to either:
1. Upgrade to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express 5.
2. Upgrade to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, and then apply the appropriate patch.

If the 2-digit year is anything other than 99, Outlook Express interprets the century value as being the same as the current century. If the current year is 2000, and a 2-digit date is received as 97, then the year is interpreted as 2097. However, there is a situation when different logic is applied. If a 2-digit year of 99 is received and the current year is a multiple of 100 (for example, 2000), the year is interpreted as the current year plus 98 (for example, 2098).

MORE INFORMATION

Update Information by Product:

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 for Windows 95:


   Update File Name:  en-x86-Q234680.exe
   Availability:      http://www.microsoft.com/y2k

   Updated File Name    Size (bytes)   Date       Version
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   msoert.dll           61072          6/7/99     4.72.3706.700

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 for Windows 98:


   Update File Name:  en-x86-Q234680.exe
   Availability:      http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

   Updated File Name    Size (bytes)   Date       Version
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   msoert.dll           61072          6/7/99     4.72.3706.700

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 for Windows NT 4.0 x86:


   Update File Name:  en-x86-Q234680.exe
   Availability:      http://www.microsoft.com/y2k

   Updated File Name    Size (bytes)   Date       Version
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   msoert.dll           61072          6/7/99     4.72.3706.700

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 for Windows NT 4.0 Alpha:


   Update File Name:  en-axp-Q234680.exe
   Availability:      http://www.microsoft.com/y2k

   Updated File Name    Size (bytes)   Date       Version
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   msoert.dll           153360         6/7/99     4.72.3706.700

For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000 (Y2K) issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/

Additional query words: y2k


Keywords          : kbenv kbui outexw95 outexnt outexw98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 30, 1999