Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0 is a native component of Vista, and is being shipped separately as a system component through Windows Update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users.
These changes have required a significant investment in converting the underlying architectures of the Outlook application and as such have introduced changes into the end-user experience, specifically around configuring the new Outlook 2007 application and the need to install Windows Desktop Search 3.0. "Outlook has worked closely with the MS Search team to develop a version of our Instant Search functionality that leverages the new Windows Desktop Search 3.0 platform. Official comments on Outlook 2007 requiring Windows Desktop Search: Once you close and re-open the Account Manager, all subsequent feeds will get added correctly. The first time you add an RSS feed through the Account Manager it will not get added correctly. When adding RSS feeds through the Account Manager it doesn't work. The entry in the Account Manager for that feed will remain on all of the other machines until you reboot them. If you delete an RSS feed's folder from one machine, the folder's deletion will roam to all of your other clients. When deleting an RSS feed on one machine while multiple Outlook clients are running against the same store, the entry in the Account Manager for the feed does not get removed. There are clearly exceptions but they don't seem to be the norm." RSS Issues
Our research has shown that there is a relatively small set of customers who want to upgrade their desktops to the latest and greatest versions of Office and run server technology as old as Exchange 5.5. Rather than subjecting customers to potential serious issues like data loss or frequent server downtime we choose to prevent Outlook from connecting to these older and now unsupported servers. Because neither the Outlook or Exchange team is supporting this combination we will not discover and/or fix issues that crop up as the result of innovations in both products. As a result, Outlook 2007 will not support Exchange 5.5. In accordance with standard Microsoft life-cycle policies Exchange 5.5 ended extended life-cycle support on January 10th, 2006. The official word is as follows: "Microsoft continuously strives to provide a consistent and predictable end-of-life-cycle experience for all of its products. Microsoft Outlook 2007 won't connect to Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Clicking the body also does not work.Ĭlick on the To, CC, or Subject line and then click back into the body of the message.
Sometimes when composing a mail, typing does not insert characters into the body of the message.
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins and change the load behavior for Acrobat, SnagIt or other non-Microsoft add-ins to 0. If Outlook crashes when you attempt to disable the addins, you'll need to edit the registry. If you have Adobe Acrobat 6 installed, disable it's add-in first. This add-in not only slows Outlook down, but also turns all meeting requests into recurring meeting requests.ĭisable Outlook integration or email scanning feature of your anti-virus or security program. If you are using a Dell laptop with Media Direct, uninstall the Outlook Setup Addin (Cyberlink). If deleting the files doesn't help, try a new profile. if you need help viewing them see Where Are My Files?įor more information on the files Outlook uses, see Outlook file locations Also, the folders that these files are in are hidden. Keep in mind that unless you customized Outlook or installed custom forms, some of these files may not exist. Views.dat and Outcmd.dat - these files are located at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlookįrmcache.dat - it's at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms
This file holds customized toolbar settings, but since Outlook 2007 uses ribbons, not toolbars, you'll need to redo any customizations anyway.Įxtend.dat - this file is located in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook You can safely delete (or rename) these as Outlook will recreate them without loss of data or settings, with the exception of outcmd.dat. There are 4 files which contain information about add-ins, views, custom toolbars, and custom forms which may be corrupted in the upgrade process.
Outlook 2007 uses your existing account settings to create new ones for you. Emptying Junk Email from IMAP accounts may return Not Read receipts even though you have Outlook 2007 set to not return receipts.