Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: December 11, 2012

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INTRODUCTION

This update adds more definitions to the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. These definitions evaluate whether an unread email message should be treated as a junk email message. This update was released on December 11, 2012.

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Resolution

Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

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

Download the update package now.

For more 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 prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

How to determine whether the update is installed

This update contains the file that is listed in the following table:

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Outlfltr.dat	12.0.11829.489	3,610,776	16-Nov-12	1:16

To determine the version of the files that are installed on the computer, follow these steps, as appropriate for the operating system that you are running.

Windows 7

Click Start, and then click Computer.
In the Search Computer box, typeOutlfltr.dat, and then press Enter.
Right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows Vista

Click Start, and then click Search.
Click Advanced Search.
In the Location box, click Local Hard Drives.
In the Name box, type
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Search.
In the list of files, right-click
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Properties.
On the General tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows XP

Start Search Companion. To do this, click
Start, and then click Search.

Note If Windows Desktop Search starts, click Click here to use Search Companion.
In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
In the All or part of the file name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Search.
In the list of files, right-click
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Properties.
On the General tab and on the
Version tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

How to uninstall this update

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
Use one of the following procedures, depending on the operating system that you are running.
- Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  1. Click View installed updates.
  2. In the list of updates, click update 2760573, and then click Uninstall.
- Windows XP
  1. Click to select the Show updates check box.
  2. In the list of updates, click update 2760573, and then click Remove.

Information for administrators about .msp files

This update consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file). The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Outlfltr.msp

Information for administrators about how to reinstall specific components

After you update the administrative installation point, and then you recache and reinstall Outlook 2007 on client computers, run a command-line command that includes the REINSTALL=[ list of features ] property. This property lets you reinstall specific components of Outlook 2007 from the administrative image.

For this update, the value for the REINSTALL=[ list of features ] property is as follows:

OUTLOOKFiles

Or, use the REINSTALL=ALL property to reinstall all Office components on the client computer.

For information about how to distribute product updates for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, go to the following Microsoft website:

Distribute product updates for the 2007 Office system

For more information about the junk email message filtering policy for Outlook and for Microsoft Exchange Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

954199 Description of the policy for how email is filtered by the junk email filters in Outlook or in Exchange Server

The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office System TechCenter, go to the following Microsoft website:

IT support and resources for Microsoft Office

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