Using the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit Included in this Release

Using the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit Included in This Release

The Outlook 98 Deployment Kit enables you to create a customized installation of Outlook 98. To install the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit for the first time, insert the Outlook 98 compact disc included in this service pack into the CD-ROM drive, and then choose Install the Outlook 98 Deployment Wizard.

If you used an earlier version of the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit, you may experience the following problems:

An Outlook 98 installation failure may occur on computers using Spanish (Traditional) or Spanish (Mexican).
Outlook 98 may fail to register as the default mail client.
An Outlook 98 installation failure may occur on computers with an existing version of Outlook 98 installed.
The Reinstall All option does not work on a customized installation of Outlook 98.
The Silent Install option fails to find a Setup.ini file that is configured correctly.

If any of these problems occur, complete the following steps to replace the earlier version with the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit included in this service pack.

To replace an earlier version of the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit

Uninstall the earlier version of the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit. The Odkwiz.exe file in the earlier version has a version number of 8.5.5104.7.
Install the Outlook Deployment Kit included in this service pack. Insert the Outlook 98 compact disc included in this service pack into the CD-ROM drive, and then choose Install the Outlook 98 Deployment Wizard. The Odkwiz.exe file in the new version has a version number of 8.5.5104.9.
Run the Outlook Deployment Kit. On the Stage 1: Select Location for Your Customized Outlook 98 Setup screen, enter the path to your customized Outlook 98 build. Complete the wizard again to build a new custom Outlook 98 build. The customized settings from the original build are preserved. You must put the new customized Outlook 98 build in the same location as the old customized Outlook 98 build.
Digitally sign the files that need signatures.

After creating the new customized Outlook 98 build, users who were not able to use the Reinstall All option with the old build can now run Reinstall All and the new build will be available.