My Outlook Locks Up!
We've done some research on those HTML messages that cause Outlook to lock up, and it appears that the system is trying to resolve the domain names in the links that are embedded in those messages. When it can't do so, you get the "freeze."
One way to fix this is to change the NetBIOS node type. This is a setting that determines the order in which XP uses different methods of trying to resolve names (name resolution). The default is b node or h node. If you change it to p node (peer to peer), this will prevent the "sticking" problem. Doing so requires you to modify the registry. Here's how:
Open your favorite registry editor.
- Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters.
- If not already present, create a new DWORD value (Edit | New | DWORD value) and name it DhcpNodeType.
- Double click the new value.
- In the data value box, enter 2 and click OK.
- Close the registry editor.
To change the node type back, set the data value to 1 for b node or 8 for h node.