OL97: SR-2: Cannot Remove Outlook If Not Updated with Patch

ID: Q192772

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

If you apply the full version Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2) and choose not to update Microsoft Outlook 97, you will not be able to remove Outlook using Office Setup in Maintenance mode.

CAUSE

SR-2 is designed to update all of Office 97. Setup files are modified to include information on the updated versions.

RESOLUTION

Using Office Setup in Maintenance Mode, add Outlook. This will update the version of Outlook to version 8.04.5619. You will then be able to Add or Remove components from the Outlook installation.

REFERENCES

For more information on Microsoft Outlook 97 version 8.04, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q177412 OL:97: Summary of Changes in Outlook Version 8.04

Additional query words:

Keywords : StpMaint StpGnrl StpNet
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug