Microsoft KB Archive/296504

= The &quot;Most Recently Used&quot; feature does not retain encoding options on the Encoding menu in Outlook Express =

Article ID: 296504

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 2</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 1</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 2</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0</li> Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, when used with: <ul> Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition</li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q296504

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For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

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SYMPTOMS
When you select more than one type of encoding in an Outlook Express 6 e-mail message, the most recently used (MRU) feature does not retain the list that was selected when you quit and then restart Outlook Express. Only two encoding options appear: the option you have currently selected and the option that is set as the default.

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

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