Microsoft KB Archive/216281

= OLEXP: BUG: Outlook Express Library Appears as Visual Basic Reference =

Article ID: 216281

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q216281



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook 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



SYMPTOMS
The following reference appears as available in the Visual Basic References dialog box on a computer that has Outlook Express version 5 installed:

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 Type Library



CAUSE
This type library is not appropriately marked as hidden or restricted in the registry.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This type library contains references to COM interfaces used internally by Outlook Express. In effect, this is Outlook Express plumbing that has been accidentally exposed in Visual Basic.

Use of these interfaces in any programming environment is not supported. Because this object model was created only for internal use by Outlook Express components, the object model was not designed or tested to accommodate the theoretical needs of external developers. Unsupported code that uses these interfaces is likely to break in an unpredictable fashion.

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB216281

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