MS Outlook 2003 Junk Mail Filter Update (KB974771) – ‘contains current specifications to consider an e-mail as junk mail ’
Junk mails are kind of mails which are unwanted and send by many spammers. But all junks are not safe some contains malicious codes which are intentionally written to enter user\'s computer without their permission and knowledge and cause destructions. As they have the tendency to replicate itself, thus they spread very fast and cause very adverse effect in the working and performance of the system. To get rid of them the only way is to identify them and filter them when they try to invade in the systems through various means.
In order to stop the junk mails, you need to update your MS Outlook 2003 with latest Junk Mail Filter Update (KB974771) . You can download this update from Microsoft\'s Download by visiting ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b7acddc-b55c-4a64-a8bc-ee696b2d0eaa&displaylang=en ). This update contains two important files i.e. ‘ Outlfltr.dat \' and ‘ Outlfltr.dll \' of version ‘ 1.4.8104.558 \' and ‘ 1.4.3504.0 \' which strengthen the MS Outlook 2003\'s filter power and contains specifications which identify the latest junk mails in the inbox and eliminates it. Forcefully removing the update can degrade the performance of MS Outlook and can cause interruptions in your work. So, to rectify the interruptions use Outlook Repair PST software which will effectively repair your PST file and removes the vulnerability?
To install the Junk Mail Filter Update (KB974771) for MS Outlook 2003 you need to follow certain steps. The steps are as follow –
- Download “ office2003-KB974771-FullFile-ENU.exe ” file by clicking the ‘Download\' button from the page and save the file in your hard drive.
- Quit any running program (recommended).
- In Windows explorer, double click the .exe file saved in the hard drive and follow the instructions on the screen.
To run this update there are some pre-requisites or requirements for the system which you need to fulfill. They are –
- Operating System – Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP and Vista .
- Update applies to MS Outlook 2003 only.
- MS Windows Installer 2.0 or later (MS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and MS Windows XP includes this versions of Windows Installer).
For more information about the update visit – ( http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=974771 )



