Microsoft KB Archive/823049

= Mail alerts are corrupted after you upgrade to Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 823049

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1

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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
After you upgrade to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may receive MOM 2000 mail alerts as empty plain text messages with a Rich Text Format (RTF) attachment. These attachments may contain corrupted text or the attachments may not open.



CAUSE
By default, MOM 2000 SP1 mail alerts are sent in RTF (character set UTF-8). Some third-party mail server products may not be able to process RTF messages. The original release version of MOM 2000 sends mail alerts in plain text format (character set Windows-1252).



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next MOM 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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.

Prerequisites
You must have MOM 2000 Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You must restart the OnePoint service after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name --- 07-Aug-2003 08:15  1.0.0.0         2,308,656  Q823049.exe After the fix is installed, the following file will have the listed attributes or later attributes: Date        Time   Version           Size     File name - 04-Aug-2003 15:20  4.0.1300.9      2,055,100  Mcscmn04.dll 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.

This hotfix adds a registry key. With this registry key, you can configure the character set for MOM 2000 mail alerts as plain text (Windows-1252). To add this registry key, follow these steps:  Click Start, and then click Run. Type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mission Critical Software\OnePoint

 Point to New, and then click DWORD value. Type UseWindows1252CharSet for the value name, and then press ENTER to accept the name.</li> Double-click the UseWindows1252CharSet value.</li> Type 1 for the Value data.</li> Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.</li> Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.</li> Right-click OnePoint service, and then click Stop.</li> Right-click OnePoint service, and then click Start.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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