KB197250 - OL98: Microsoft Outlook 98 Version Information

PSS ID Number: 197250

Article Last Modified on 5/9/2001

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

This article was previously published under Q197250

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   Stand-alone Office Update Internet
          (8.5.5104.6)           Site and Exchange Server, version 5.5
                                 Service Pack 1

8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   "Buffer Overrun" Patch for Security Issue.
          (8.5.5603.0)           Download from Office Update Site

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

8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   June 1999 Email Attachment Security Update
          (8.5.6614.0)           Download from Office Update Site

8.5       Microsoft Outlook 98   June 2000 E-mail Security Update
          (8.5.7806.0)           Download from Office Update Site

Version Information

Outlook 98 (8.5.5104.6)

This is the original version available for a limited time as a free download and as an upgraded from Outlook 97.

Outlook 98 (8.5.5603.0)

The buffer overrun 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:

175807 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 the Outlook 98 Archive patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

214575 OL98: Computer Failure May Affect Archive Fidelity

Outlook 98 (8.5.6614.0)

The June 1999 attachment update for Microsoft Outlook 98 requires you to save potentially unsafe file attachments to disk.

Outlook 98 (8.5.7806.0)

The June 2000 E-mail Security Update for Outlook 98 adds security in the areas of attachment handling and programmatic access to Outlook. This update can be downloaded at the following Internet address:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/out98sec.aspx

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