RSSExchange Messaging Outlook Volume 14, Number 29
Today's Highlights:
Hotfix: Quick Click Category Bug
Two weeks ago I wrote about a workaround for
the Quick Click category bug, where the user
changes the quick click category but it’s not
saved when Outlook 2007 closes.
The workaround is no longer necessary as it (and
a very long list of other bugs) is fixed in a new
hotfix:
Description of the Office Outlook 2007 hotfix
package (Outlook-x-none.msp): October 27, 2009
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=974994
This hotfix addresses number of problems,
including dismissed reminders returning when
Outlook is restarted, *.msg attachments won't
open, some IMAP messages are not downloaded until
you remove and resubscribe to the folder. All
Outlook 2007 users (or their administrators)
should read the KB article for the full list of
issues fixed.
OWA saves .docx and .xlsx file as .zip
We've had a lot of complaints about OWA saving Office 2007 files using the zip extension the last few weeks. It's an old issue and I'm surprised at the number of times it's come up recently. My best guess is that a lot of organizations with Exchange 2003 are only now upgrading to Office 2007.
Adding Office 2007 MIME types to IIS
For the sites that have not yet added the Office 2007 MIME types to the OWA server, administrators can add them in one step. Begin by stopping the IIS service then edit the metabase XML file using a text editor. The metabase XML file is at C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBase.xml.
Outlook Quick Tip: Auto Process Responses
Outlook can automatically process responses (accept/decline/tentative, read receipts, or votes) and delete the blank response message from the Inbox. To configure Outlook, go to Tools, Options, Preferences tab, Email Options button, Tracking Options. Enable the first four options in the dialog.
New Outlook KB Articles
Description of the
Office Outlook 2007 hotfix package
(Outlook-x-none.msp): October 27, 2009
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=974994
This fixes a number of issues, including the
QuickClick category bug and dismissed reminders
returning. See the KB article for the complete
list.
Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix
package (Outlooknminus1.msp): September 23, 2009
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=975123
On a computer that has Microsoft Office Outlook
2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, external
content is always blocked for attached e-mail
messages after you install security update 949031
(security bulletin MS08-015).
Other Resources
Roadmap for Outlook
Personal Folders (.pst) Documentation
http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2009/10/26/roadmap-for-outlook-personal-folders-pst-documentation.aspx
In order to facilitate interoperability and
enable customers and vendors to access the data
in .pst files on a variety of platforms,
Microsoft will be releasing documentation for the
.pst file format
