OL98: Err Msg: You Must Have Outlook 98 to Install the Patch
  
PSS ID Number: Q191750
Article last modified on 09-02-1998
 
WINDOWS:98
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Outlook 98
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SYMPTOMS
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If you download the Microsoft Outlook Security Patch and attempt to patch
your installed version of Microsoft Outlook 98, you receive the following
error message:
 
   You must have OL98 to install the patch
 
CAUSE
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This error occurs when either of the following conditions are true:
 
 - You are attempting to run the patch on an installed version of Outlook
   97.
 
    -or-
 
 - You are attempting to run the patch on a prerelease, beta version of
   Outlook 98.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The Outlook Security Patch is designed to run on the final release version
of Outlook 98 only.
 
The Outlook Security Patch checks information about the installed version
of Outlook 98. If the patch detects incorrect version numbers, the patch
process will not continue.
 
To verify your version of Outlook, follow these steps:
 
1. In Outlook, click click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu.
 
2. Ensure that the version number in the upper right of the About
   Microsoft Outlook window is 8.5.5104.6
 
REFERENCES
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For more information about the Outlook Security Patch, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q175807
   TITLE     : OL98: Update Available for Outlook 98 Security Issue
 
Additional query words: 98 secpatch
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Keywords          : kbdta StpGnrl
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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