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Q184427: Installing MSN Removes the Outlook 98 Desktop Icon

Article: Q184427
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbmsn
Last Modified: 11-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network version 2.5 
- Microsoft Outlook 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you install MSN, The Microsoft Network, the Microsoft Outlook 98 icon may
disappear from the desktop.

RESOLUTION
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To restore the Outlook 98 icon, download and install the Chnginbx.exe file from
the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/outlook/enhancements/chnginbx.asp

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MSN 2.5 and Outlook 98.


Additional query words: msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n.

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Keywords          : kbenv kbmsn 
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbMSNSearch kbOutlook98Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbMSN250
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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