Microsoft KB Archive/191750

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 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

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 =

This error occurs when either of the following conditions are true:

  You are attempting to run the patch on an installed version of Outlook  

-or-   You are attempting to run the patch on a prerelease, beta version of Outlook 98. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

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 =

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 =

Keywords : kbdta StpGnrl Version : WINDOWS:98 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.