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- Microsoft Outlook 97 README for O97dtfix.exe
- May 1999
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999
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- INTRODUCTION
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-
- In Microsoft Outlook 97 for Windows, if import or export text files with
- dates formatted with two-digit years, some years are designated
- in the wrong century.
-
- The O97dtfix.exe file contains updated versions of file that fix this
- problem. The O97dtfix.exe file contains the following files:
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- Transmgr.dll Updated file (130,560 bytes)
- Rm.dll Updated file (173,056 bytes)
- ReadMe.txt Information and instructions
-
- For specific information about the various ways this issue occurs,
- See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q197237. This file can be
- accessed at the following Web site:
-
- http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q197/2/37.asp
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- INSTALLATION
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-
- To install the O97dtfix.exe file, follow these steps.
-
- NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps
- may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product
- documentation to complete these steps.
-
- Downloading and Expanding the O97dtfix.exe File
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-
- 1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
-
- 2. Download or copy the O97dtfix.exe file to an empty folder on your hard
- disk.
-
- 3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the O97dtfix.exe file to expand it.
-
- The Transmgr.dll, Rm.dll and ReadMe.txt files listed in the "Introduction"
- section are extracted.
-
- Renaming and Replacing the Affected Files
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-
- Quit all programs so that your original Transmgr.dll and Rm.dll files
- are not in use, and follow these steps to rename the file:
-
- 1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder containing your old
- Transmgr.dll and Rm.dll files. By default, this is:
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- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Convert
-
- If you have installed Microsoft Office in a different location, then use
- that location to locate your original files.
-
- 2. Right-click each file, and then click Rename on the shortcut
- menu.
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- 3. Rename the files to Transmgr.old and Rm.old and then press ENTER.
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- Copying the New Files into the Office Folder
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-
- 1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder where you expanded
- O97dtfix.exe.
-
- 2. Drag the new Transmgr.dll and Rm.dll files to the folder containing the
- renamed files, Transmgr.old and Rm.old (typically C:\Program Files\
- Microsoft Office\Office\Convert).
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- 3. In Windows Explorer, on the File menu, click Close.
-
- 4. Click Start, and click Shut Down. Click Restart The Computer,
- and then click Yes.
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