Microsoft KB Archive/258520

= OL2000: Time Zone Settings Are Ignored and Appointments Are Based on GMT Time When You Import an iCalendar Appointment to Outlook =

Article ID: 258520

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258520



SYMPTOMS
When you import an iCalendar (iCal) appointment to Outlook, time zone settings that are specified in the iCal file are ignored and appointments are imported based on Greenwich mean time (GMT).



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Outlook 2000 Service Pack that contains this hotfix.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform -                     9.00.00.3922        Mimedir.dll



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

Additional query words: ical vcal import export

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB258520

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