Microsoft re-releases previously canceled update for Outlook 2007
On Patch Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Microsoft re-released an update that fixes the three issues identified in the December 14, 2010 Office Update for Microsoft Outlook 2007 (see my extended content for details). The original December update was withdrawn three days later, following numerous complaints about problems caused by that update. The new update released on January 11 was distributed by Microsoft Update and referenced as updated KB article KB2412171.
If you did not uninstall the December Update for Outlook 2007, then the update released on Tuesday, January 11, will fix the three known issues which you may be experiencing. It can be installed over the previous patch; thus, patching the patch.
If you did uninstall the December Update for Outlook 2007, then you can benefit from the new January update. To receive the January 11 update you can either run Windows Update on your computer; or download and install the update directly from the Microsoft Download Center. If you have automatic updates enabled, you will receive this update automatically.
Coincidentally, This re-released Office 2007 update has also patched a long standing vulnerability in the allowable Dynamic Link Library path; which was being targeted in published exploit kits used by hackers and criminals. The list of known applications affected by that particular Dll path vulnerability are listed on the Insecure Library Loading advisories page, on Secunia.com. Microsoft had 20 of its programs listed as being exploitable. Now, half have been patched; and it took five months to fix those 10. The list first appeared on August 24, 2010.
The three issues identified in the December 2010 update for Outlook 2007 are as follows:
- Outlook fails to connect if Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is configured for an account and the mail server does not support SPA. This is important for Google Gmail users because Gmail does not support SPA. Outlook customers using Gmail who have the SPA option turned on cannot connect to Gmail.
- Noticeable performance issues are experienced when switching between folders if you do not have a Microsoft Exchange Server account configured in Outlook. Switching folders might take several seconds depending on the performance of your computer. This issue only applies when you use an IMAP, POP3, or Outlook Live Connector account, such as Windows Live Hotmail, and do not have an Exchange Server account configured in the same Outlook profile. To determine if you are using an Exchange Server account, see the help article What is an Exchange account?
- AutoArchive cannot be configured for IMAP, POP3, or Outlook Live Connector accounts if there is no Exchange Server account configured in the same Outlook profile. If you previously configured AutoArchive, no additional items are archived.
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