Microsoft KB Archive/255902

= OL98: Mapisp32.exe Stops Responding in Mapi32.dll Because of a Race Condition and Multi-Threaded Notification =

Article ID: 255902

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q255902



SYMPTOMS
The Outlook 98 client may stop responding when the spooler is downloading a message with the following stack trace:

ScSendOutgoingMessage line 400 ScProcessGlobalOutgoingQue line 2268 + 13 bytes FSplHeartbeatProcessing line 1002 SpoolerMsgPump line 1200 ScSplEntry line 554 ScTransitionToMapiDLL line 176 + 18 bytes WinMain line 361 + 16 bytes SpoolerMain line 458 + 50 bytes KERNEL32! GetProcessPriorityBoost + 279 bytes



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The U.S. version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: MAPI



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Outlook 98.

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