Microsoft KB Archive/842778

= Multiple signatures appear in a custom multi-page form in Outlook 2002 =

Article ID: 842778

Article Last Modified on 3/3/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Outlook 2002, signatures may appear unexpectedly in a custom form. If you use a signature when you create a new e-mail message, reply to an e-mail message, or forward an e-mail message, a signature is added every time that you switch to a page that contains a message field in a custom multi-page form.



How to obtain the hotfix
This issue is fixed in the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package that is dated June 1, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842788 Description of the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 1, 2004

After you install this hotfix, follow the steps that are listed in the &quot;More Information&quot; section of this article to set the NoAutosigOnCustomForms registry key and to activate the hotfix.



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
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To activate this hotfix, follow these steps:  Quit Outlook 2002. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate, and then click to select the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options

 After you select the key that is specified in step 4, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value. Type NoAutosigOnCustomForms, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click NoAutosigOnCustomForms, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

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