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Description of the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: June 8, 2004

Article ID: 842496

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released an update to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager. This article describes how to download and how to install the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496.

INTRODUCTION

This update addresses a vulnerability in Business Objects Crystal Reports. Business Objects Crystal Reports are installed as part of Business Contact Manager. This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure and to denial-of-service attacks on an affected computer.

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How to download and how to install the update

To download and to install the update, follow these steps:

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the English version of the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496 package now.
Release Date: June 8, 2004

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Note To obtain a localized version of the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9016B9F3-BA86-4A95-9D89-E120EF2E85E3
Click Open to start the download and the installation of the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496.
If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
Insert your Office 2003 CD-ROM if you are prompted to do this, and then click OK.
When you receive a message that indicates that the installation was successful, click OK.

Note After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before you installed the update, you must remove Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 and then reinstall it.

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How to determine if the update is installed

The global version of this update 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
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   20-Oct-2003  20:21              159,213  Bcmhelp.chm
   13-May-2004  21:23  1.0.2002.7   26,112  Common.dll
   12-May-2004  20:56  9.1.9800.9  151,552  Crystaldecisions.web.dll
   27-Oct-2003  22:48  1.0.2002.4   45,568  Irisms32.dll
   27-Oct-2003  19:37  1.0.2002.4  823,296  Microsoft.businesssolutions.ecrm.outlookaddin.csutils.dll
   27-Oct-2003  19:37  1.0.2002.4  876,544  Microsoft.businesssolutions.ecrm.outlookaddin.dll
   27-Oct-2003  19:36  1.0.2002.4  397,312  Microsoft.interop.mapi.impl.dll

To determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

Click Start, and then click Search.
In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.
In the All or part of the file name box, type the file name, and then click Search.
In the list of files, right-click the found file, and then click Properties.
On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer.

Note If the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496 is already installed on your computer, you receive the following error message when you try to install the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496:

This update has already been applied or is included in an update that has already been applied.

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List of issues that are fixed by the update

The Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 Security Update: KB842496 fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft security bulletin:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-017.mspx

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Microsoft KB Archive/842496

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