Article ID: 329458
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q329458
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
When you use your LDAP address book server from the Address Book dialog box, Outlook may appear to stop responding. However, if you wait several minutes, you may receive the following error messages:
CAUSE
Outlook 2002 supports the Virtual List Views (VLV) LDAP extension. This LDAP extension makes it possible for Outlook to present LDAP query results in a more efficient way for most LDAP server implementations. When the VLV support is used against an LDAP server with a huge number of entries such as several hundred thousand, causes Outlook to be non-responsive. The fix in this article makes it possible for you to turn off the VLV support for Outlook 2002.
RESOLUTION
Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack
Hotfix Information
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. 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 Office XP 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:
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.
Part 1: Obtain and Install the Patch
English Version
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10-Jan-2003 10:37:34 185,856 Olkintl.msp (Client Patch) 10-Jan-2003 10:40:50 1,865,728 Olkintlff.msp (Full File Patch)
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 09-Jan-2003 16:31:20 10.0.4907.0 113,224 Emablt32.dll 14-Nov-2002 13:34:08 10.0.4712.0 192,512 Emsabp32.dll 25-Nov-2002 12:49:58 10.0.4721.0 129,608 Emsui32.dll 19-Dec-2002 18:40:40 10.0.4817.0 854,600 Msmapi32.dll 12-Sept-2002 21:52:04 10.0.4510.0 531,016 Mspst32.dll 25-Nov-2002 12:50:16 10.0.4721.0 55,880 Olkfstub.dll 08-Aug-2002 21:21:22 10.0.4406.0 735,816 Outex.dll 06-Sept-2002 16:18:32 10.0.4503.0 1,972,808 Outllibr.dll 08-Nov-2002 15:46:56 10.0.4705.0 338,504 Pstprx32.dll
Korean Version
The Korean version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name ------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-Jan-2003 01:15:36 61,952 Olkintl.msp (Client Patch) 15-Jan-2003 01:18:06 502,784 Olkintlff.msp (Full File Patch)
After the hotfix is installed, the Korean version of this fix will have 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- 09-Jan-2003 16:31:18 10.0.4907.0 113,224 Emablt32.dll 26-Aug-2002 16:58:51 10.0.4420.0 834,120 Msmapi32.dll
Part 2: Activate The Patch
To activate the fix:
- Quit all Office programs.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
- Click the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\LDAP - With the
LDAPkey selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value. - Type DisableVLVBrowsing, and then press ENTER.
- With the DisableVLVBrowsing DWORD Value selected, click Modify on the Edit menu.
- In the Value data box, type 1 and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit.
This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2
Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.
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