Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now globally available.
More about Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 can be found on the official Microsoft Exchange Server website.
You can download the trial here. If you have a TechNet, MSDN or Action Pack subscription, it should now also be available to you.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Flagged message but no reminder
Organizing Outlook windows on Windows 7
Flagged items and reminder times
Adding a note to a message
Searching within pdf attachments
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Nothing is more annoying than not being able to get your email when you want it and be presented with a sometimes very cryptic or a seeming meaningless error code instead.
Although there are a multitude of error codes that you could be presented with, there are a couple of common solutions that work for many cases.
Aside from offering common solutions, this guide also contains a list of send/receive error codes which you may encounter and their meaning. For certain error codes, a more specific solution is mentioned.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Manual meeting responds tracking
Ask again before opening
Starting Outlook as Administrator on Windows 7
Opening eml-files with Outlook
Single rule for lots of contacts
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A new Hotfix has been released for Outlook 2007 that solves a whole heap of issues (22 in total).
Amongst others, it fixes a crashing issue that Exchange administrators were facing when importing pst-files via the import-mailbox cmdlet in PowerShell.
Another notable issue that got fixed is that since installing SP2, the Quick Click category was no longer saved.
Since this is a hotfix and not a regular update, you won’t be offered this update via Microsoft Update but will have to request it. You can do this at the information page of the hotfix which also list all the other things that got fixed. If you are not (seriously) effected by any of these issues, it is recommended to wait for the next Service Pack or regular Rollup Update which will most likely contain all these fixes as well.
The Interoperability team at Microsoft announced that it will open up the pst-file format specifications to the public under the Open Specification Promise (OSP) license. This means that other developers would be free to use the pst-file format in their solutions and read/write to it without any restrictions. Currently it requires Outlook to be installed and using the Messaging API (MAPI) or the Outlook Object Model (OOM).
The documentation is still in the early development stages and the final version of the documentation is expected to be released in the first half of 2010.
More information about this can be found at the blog of of the Interoperability Team and at the blog of the Outlook Team.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Accepting an iCal invitation
Adding contact details in email
High priority mail sounds 3 loud beeps
“You’ve got mail” voice
Importing from Outlook Express or Windows Mail on Windows 7
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I’ve released an updated version of OutlookTempCleaner. In short, I added support for Outlook 2010, fixed a bug and did some fine-tuning. Of course, OutlookTempCleaner still remains free.
Some more details;
You can find more info about OutlookTempCleaner and download it here.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Change default length of an appointment
Message Tracking not working
Color subject for receiver
Find all contacts older than…
Empty Task List in To-Do Bar
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Several security updates have been released for Outlook 2002/XP, 2003 and 2007. More details about these security updates can be found in their respective security bulletins;
KB973965: MS09-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office could allow remote code execution.
KB957488: MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ could allow remote code execution.
In addition, there are updates for the Junk E-mail Filter of Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007.
The easiest way to get these updates and to install them is via Microsoft Update.
Note that if you are a home user and need support with these security updates, you’re entitled to no-charge support via your local Microsoft subsidiary.
