Microsoft KB Archive/96747

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PC Win: Mail for Windows VFORMS.DLL 3.2.0.4064 Update

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Q96747

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0b, 3.2

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SUMMARY
Microsoft provides a replacement for the VFORMS.DLL file that is included with versions 3.0b and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.

For complete information about obtaining and installing the VFORMS.DLL file, see the following sections:


 * To download the updated file
 * To update your VFORMS.DLL file

MORE INFORMATION
This update contains VFORMS.DLL, a replacement for the VFORMS.DLL file that is included with versions 3.0b and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. This replacement file provides additional enhancements to the original VFORMS.DLL, resolving the following two problems that can occur when attachments are launched using version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail for Windows:


 * When you attempt to launch attachments that do not have an extension, an error occurs when you hold down the ALT key and double-click the mouse button to load the attachment in Notepad.
 * When you attempt to launch MACBINARY attachments, Mail for Windows changes the name of the file being launched if that filename is less than eight characters in length.

This replacement file also resolves the following problems that can occur when you use version 3.0b or 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows:


 * When you open a MAPI Send note through a Windows-based application (for example, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel) and the application is launched again via Mail, the application is brought to the front, but the Send note is left in the background. If the application is running full screen, the computer hangs because the active window (the Send note) will accept any keystrokes; however, it is hidden by the full-screen application.

To Download the Updated File
The following self-extracting file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

"Vformupd.exe" For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" After you download VFORMUPD.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing vformupd at the MS-DOS prompt) to extract the contents of the file. You should receive the following files:

VFORMS.DLL (143,552 bytes, dated 01-28-94, 2:56 P.M.)

README.TXT

To replace your VFORMS.DLL file
  At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER "copy :\vforms.dll " where is the drive and directory where you ran the self- extracting VFORMUPD.EXE file and is the drive and directory where your VFORMS.DLL file currently resides. This directory should also contain the Microsoft Mail for Windows SETUP.EXE program. For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST directory on drive D, and your VFORMS.DLL file is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following command: "copy d:\test\vforms.dll c:\mailexe"  At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER "copy \setup.inf \setupinf.old" where is the complete path to the directory containing the Microsoft Mail for Windows SETUP.EXE program. For example, if SETUP.EXE is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following command: "copy c:\mailexe\setup.inf c:\mailexe\setupinf.old"  Using any text editor, edit the SETUP.INF file. In the [MsMail System] section, replace the following line 1, vforms.dll,,,, 1993-03-09, !DECOMPRESS,, OLDER, !READONLY ,,,,, SHARED, 142960,,,, 3.2.0.4027 ,

with:

1, vforms.dll,,,, 1994-01-28, !DECOMPRESS,, OLDER, !READONLY ,,,,, SHARED, 143552,,,, 3.2.0.4064 , Save the file and close the text editor.

NOTE: For these changes to affect the entire network, each existing user must run Setup again. 

Note that this article is referred to by the w_mail articles &quot;PC Win: Attached MAC Filenames Convert to Windows Incorrectly,&quot; Q115165. If you modify or delete this article, please make corresponding changes in that article.

Note that this article is referred to by the SCHEDPLUS article &quot;PC WSPlus: Timex Data Link Error - Cannot Find VFORMS.DLL&quot; Q128578. If you modify or delete this article, please make corresponding changes in that article.

Additional query words: 3.00b 3.20 wga

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