Microsoft KB Archive/936644

= Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: August 14, 2007 =

Article ID: 936644

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

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INTRODUCTION
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released August 14, 2007.



Update details
This update replaces the following previously released update:

936558 Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: July 10, 2007

How to obtain and to install the update
This update is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this update and to obtain installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=374AFC1D-C316-41EC-86E6-F582CF7F597D

How to determine whether the update is installed
This update contains the file that has the file properties that are listed in the following table.

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of the file that is listed in the table.

To determine the version of the file that is installed on the computer, follow these steps, as appropriate for the operating system that you are running.

Windows Vista

 * 1) Click Startvistastartbutton.jpg], and then click Search.
 * 2) Click Advanced Search.
 * 3) In the Location box, click Local Hard Drives.
 * 4) In the Name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
 * 5) In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
 * 6) On the General tab, examine the file properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows XP

 * 1) Start Search Companion. To do this, click Start, and then click Search.

Note If Windows Desktop Search starts, click Click here to use Search Companion.
 * 1) In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
 * 2) In the All or part of the file name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
 * 3) In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
 * 4) On the General tab and on the Version tab, examine the file properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Information for administrators about .msp files
This update consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer (.msp) file. The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Outlfltr.msp

Information for administrators about how to reinstall specific components
If you update your administrative installation point and then recache and reinstall Outlook 2007 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[  ] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Outlook 2007 from the administrative image.

For this update, the value for [  ] is as follows:

OUTLOOKFiles

Or, you can substitute the REINSTALL=ALL parameter to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.

For detailed procedures about how to update an administrative image and about how to update client computers, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/eb160a9e-cc15-44f9-aeec-360a9f3613131033.mspx

The Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office. For more information about the Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/default.aspx

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