RSSExchange Messaging Outlook Volume 14, Number 38
Today's Highlights:
Beware of Beta Software Pitfalls
Using beta software with existing data always
generates a caution to back up data and not use
the beta on production systems. Most people
ignore this advice and most of the time there is
no harm, no foul.
Occasionally there will be problems – a major
problem for Outlook 2010 users is the inability
to sync with Smartphones. Outlook 2010 64-bit
won't sync with any phone, while the 32-bit
version works with ActiveSync but not BlackBerry
Desktop Manager or iTunes. Data is not
compromised but if syncing with a device is
important, don't use the beta software. If you
have add-ins you can't live without, don't use
the beta software before confirming the add-ins
you need work with Outlook 2010.
Brian Tillman, Outlook MVP noticed a problem
sharing a PST between two versions of Outlook and
syncing with a PDA:
"A caution in using a PST with both Outlook 2010
and an earlier version
I have a dual boot PC at home. One partition uses
Windows XP and Outlook 2007, with a PST kept on a
second drive. The other partition uses Windows 7
and Outlook 2010. I reference the same PST in
that version of Outlook as well. This works fine
within the two Outlooks until one tries to sync
with a Windows Mobile 2003 PDA running "Microsoft
Pocket PC Version 4.20.0". I sync the Windows
XP/Outlook 2007 installation using ActiveSync and
I also sync that same PDA with a Windows
XP/Outlook 2003 system at work. I've been doing
this literally for years, with, first, Outlook
2003 on the home system, then with Outlook 2007
beta, then the released version of Outlook 2007
with no problems, prior to accessing the PST from
Outlook 2010 as well.
Since I started using the PST with both the
Outlook 2007 installation and Outlook 2010, new
calendar items added on the work PC in Outlook
2003 and synched with the PDA will not properly
sync with Outlook 2007, stating that the form
contains improper values. Non-calendar items sync
fine. I conjecture that Outlook 2010 has altered
the calendar records form in such a way that
doesn't bother Outlook 2007, but does bother
Pocket Outlook. I don't expect anyone to solve
this problem - I'll probably solve it by giving
each Outlook its own PST again - but I wanted
people to know about it."
Exchange 2007 self-certificate
An administrator asks: "I'm trying to
configure SSL for OWA 2007. When I try to access
OWA via using https://mail.mydomain.com/owa, I
receive an error message: Security Error: Domain
Name Mismatch"
This means the certificate you created does not
have the correct domain name. To make it easier
to get the domain configured correctly, you can
use the wizard at Digicert to generate the cmdlet
you need to create the correct certificate.
Paste the resulting cmdlet into the Exchange
management shell and press Enter to create the
CSR which you'll use to request the certificate.
If you have your own certificate server issue the
certificate, external users will need to install
the Root CA to prevent this error. Purchasing a
public certificate will eliminate the error as
well.
Digicert Wizard
https://www.digicert.com/easy-csr/exchange2007.htm
Outlook 2010 & Windows7 New Mail Notifications
When Outlook 2010 is installed on Windows 7,
users won’t see a separate new mail icon. With
large icons on the Windows taskbar, the Outlook
button displays an envelope both when small icons
are used on the Windows taskbar, users aren't
alerted to new mail.
I don't miss the envelope - alerts are
distracting and kill productivity. It's better to
use Rules to trigger desktop alerts for important
messages and check for new mail periodically,
such as at the top of every hour.
Screenshots of the buttons are at:
The New Mail icon is missing in Windows 7
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2010/new_mail_icon.asp
New Exchange KB Articles
Users cannot use
Outlook Anywhere to open a shared mailbox that
was moved to Exchange Server 2010
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=977968
New Outlook KB Articles
A canceled meeting
is displayed unexpectedly in a manager's calendar
in Office Outlook 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=977231
Other Resources
Moving Outlook to a
New Computer
http://www.slipstick.com/config/move_outlook.asp
Step by step instructions for users moving
Outlook data to a new computer.
