OL2000: Outlook Allows Suppression of Lunar Info on Calendar (238024)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

As originally released, Lunar Date information (such as Rokuyou, Eto, and Kanshi) would be displayed on the Calendar if you chose Far East region in Regional Settings.

There is an enhancement that enables you to suppress the Lunar Date information in the Calendar by modifying a registry setting.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

MORE INFORMATION

You must add the value LunarRokuyou to the Windows Registry after you apply this fix.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Select the following key in the Windows Registry on the Outlook client computer:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar

Add the registry value name LunarRokuyou. This is a DWORD. Set the value data to zero (0). The value name is not case-sensitive. If the Value Name or the Value Data is not set to 1 the behavior mentioned in the "Symptoms" section occurs.