Outlook 2010 Hotfixes for October 2014

4 Hotfixes have been released which apply to Outlook 2010, fixing a total of 5 issues which haven’t been included in the most current Rollup Update


Hotfix KB2889900 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 3 fixes for the following specific issues;

  • Developers cannot change or add an attachment to an Rich Text Format (RTF) message during the BeforeAttachmentAdd event.
  • Changes to an HTML formatted oft-file are not being saved when using an Exchange account in online mode.
  • A text attachment is not being displayed when opening an eml-file when using an Exchange account in online mode.

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Hotfix KB2899487 for Word 2010 and Hotfix KB2899481 for Office 2010
Interestingly enough, both hotfixes solve the same issue. The issue is that you can add (Word) comments to a meeting request and Outlook may crash when you send the meeting request.

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Hotfix KB2899484 for Office 2010
After applying this hotfix, Outlook will show the URL path of the server when it tries to download a linked image and the “Contacting the server for information” dialog box comes up.

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Note: These are Hotfixes and not regular updates. You can request each of them via their respective KB article page. They will also be included in the next Rollup Update.