Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center

Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?

Let us know which version of Outlook you use. Registration not required to vote.

http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072

Birthdays Recur Every 12 Years

In this bug, all day events that recur yearly are changed to recur every 12 years after using ActiveSync.

If your calendar is affected by this bug, set the events to have an end date. This reportedly fixes the problem. 

See Birthdays recur every 12 Years for the latest information.

Poll: Do you keep Outlook open 24/7?

An Outlook user was curious about the % of people who "use" OL but do not have it opened 100% of the time. There aren’t too many stats for this, so we’ll collect our own in a unscientific poll with an unknown margin of error.

Anyone can respond to the poll - its open for anonymous voting –but posting comments requires registration.

http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=22205

MSN/Hotmail Access Denied

Effective September 1 2009, access to Hotmail and MSN using the HTTP protocol in Outlook and Outlook Express is disabled. Users will need to use the Outlook Connector or POP3/SMTP to collect their email. For more information, see: MSN (and Hotmail) Access Denied?

Exchange 2007 SP2

Exchange 2007 SP2 is now available for download.

Looking to the future, you will be able to deploy Exchange Server 2010 in your organization once all of the client access servers in your organization and Active Directory sites are upgraded to Exchange Server 2007 SP2. All Exchange 2007 server will need to be at SP2 level before interoperability with Exchange 2010 is assured.

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a 

Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate

Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is now available in the Microsoft Download Center. This is compatible with both Windows 2008 SP2 and Windows 2008 R2 (from RC1 through to RTM), however, there is no in-place upgrade from the Beta release. In-place upgrade from this Release Candidate through to the final RTM build is supported. Build number 14.00.0639.011.

Download Exchange Server 2010 RC 

Meeting Request Update Bug

We're seeing complaints that Outlook automatically sends meeting updates to the attendees several times a day. When users delete the responses from their inbox it triggers another update to attendees.

This appears to be a problem only for people who sync iPhones with Exchange.

The fix: Do not include yourself as an attendee.

iPhone and the Meeting Request Bug

Office 2007 SP2

This update has all of the public updates, security updates, cumulative updates, and hotfixes released through February 2009.

See Description of 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 SP2 for more information and links to the downloads. This was placed on Windows update and will be automatically installed on computers with automatic updates enabled.

See Outlook 2007 SP2 for slipstick.com's coverage of SP2.

Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see  KB 960384  

Download Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 SP1   

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-003 - Critical

A critical security update is available for Exchange 2000, 2003 and 2007 and addresses two vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. The first vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted TNEF message is sent to an Exchange Server. The attacker could use this to take complete control of the affected system with Exchange Server service account privileges. The second vulnerability could allow denial of service if a specially crafted MAPI command is sent to Exchange Server. A successful attacker could cause the Exchange System Attendant service and other services that use the EMSMDB32 provider to stop responding.

For more information and to download the update, see
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (KB 959239)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-003 - Critical 

Appointment times randomly move by 2 - 8 minutes

We're seeing complaints about Outlook adding (or subtracting) 2 - 8 minutes to new appointments. For example, if an appointment is created for 10:00 to 11:00 AM, it's changed to 10:02 to 11:02 AM. Users may also receive an error message that the message is not recurring and they need to close all open items.

This is not a bug in Outlook, its caused by the anti-spam module from CA Security Suite 2008. Disabling or uninstalling the anti-spam module will fix it.

Fixed: iPhone and Disappearing Appointments

There is a problem with iPhone v2 software syncing with Outlook where the events created on the device are only visible in a table view, not Day/Week/Month view.

When new appointments are entered into the iPhone they're set as repeating in Outlook but contain no data and Outlook doesn't know what to do with them. To fix, open the event on the iPhone and change it to recurring daily then end the recurrence on the date of the event before syncing.

A hotfix is now available. See Some recurring calendar items disappear from the "Day/Week/Month" view in Outlook when a user uses Exchange ActiveSync on a mobile device to modify a recurring meeting in an Exchange 2003 environment

For more information, see iPhone, Outlook, and disappearing appointments

An Outlook - IMAP Virus? No, Read Receipts

We're seeing reports from a lot of panicked Outlook 2007 users who have IMAP accounts in their profile that Outlook is infected with a new virus because it sends upwards of 50 hidden messages every few days.

It's not a virus, its a bug involving IMAP accounts, the Junk Email folder and Read Receipts. Outlook 2007 is not honoring the Read Receipt settings and returning Not Read receipts when the Junk folder is emptied.

Microsoft is investigating and until it's fixed, mark Junk mail read within Outlook, before deleting it.

See the latest updates at Problem: Outlook is sending unknown messages

CDO1.2.1 for Windows 2008 and Vista

This version of CDO is compatible with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This will install on 64-bit systems but works only with 32-bit applications.

Download: Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1

Recurring Meeting Bug

If your Outlook seems possessed and turns all of your meeting requests into recurring meetings, you have a Dell laptop with MediaDirect.

There is a bug in the add-in that reads Outlook meetings so Media Direct's Instant Office can display then without fully booting into Windows. You'll need to uninstall or disable the add-in called "Outlook Setup Addin (Cyberlink)" to put an end to the errant recurring meetings.

Recurring Meeting Bug