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Q195852: XFOR: Notification Option Set Incorrectly During Migration

Article: Q195852
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp2fix
Last Modified: 07-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you migrate GroupWise 4.x calendar data (for example, Appointments, Tasks,
Notes) that have alarms set and that have all past and gone off, they go off
again in Outlook 98.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack


The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Component: Migration Wizard

  File Name     Version
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  Mlmig32.dll   5.5.2426.0


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you open the *.sc2 file by using any text editor, you will see something
similar to the following. The Ring is set to T and it causes the alarm to go off
again in Outlook 98:

     SCHEDULE+2 EXPORT VERSION 103
     SingleAppointments:
     {
        Start: 09-10-1998 11:20
        End: 09-10-1998 12:20
        Ring: T
        BusyType:   1
        Text: "app"
        Notes:
         "-----------------------------------------------------------From:
        admin-----------------------------------------------------------To:
         admin"
     }

Additional query words: reminders
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Keywords          : exc55sp2fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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