Microsoft KB Archive/937625

= Error message when you use Outlook to open an e-mail message that contains a PDF attachment from an external mail system: &quot;There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired&quot; =

Article ID: 937625

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You install security update 931832 on a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Additionally, you configure the Microsoft Office Outlook client in Microsoft Exchange Server mode. When you use Outlook to open an e-mail message that contains a PDF attachment from an external mail system, you receive the following error message:

There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired.

Note This problem occurs only in Exchange 2003 SP2. You can open the PDF attachment as expected before security update 931832 is installed. Additionally, POP3 mail clients or IMAP4 mail clients may still synchronize messages and then open PDF attachments successfully after security update 931832 is installed.



Hotfix information
After you apply this hotfix, incoming messages that have PDF attachments are processed correctly.

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
Exchange 2003 SP2 must be installed on the server before you apply this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Restart requirement
When you apply this hotfix, the following services will be restarted:
 * The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service
 * The IIS Admin service and all dependent services

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about security update 931832, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-026.mspx

Additional query words: ms07-026, security update

Keywords: kbexpertiseinter kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB937625

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