How to: Troubleshoot non-typing keyboard in Outlook 2007 (or else, why can’t I type in Greek, Slavic, Russian, etc.)
This is one of those things that happen once and leave you bewildered. Not being able to type in an email when, up to that point, Outlook was your faithful companion. What could have happened that changed all that? It appears that, although Outlook add-ins come in various flavours, some times, they do mess up [...]
Read MoreHow to: Fix your Microsoft Outlook 2007 pst file
If you’re using the Microsoft Outlook 2007 application to manipulate your email/contacts/etc. you may come across and error message informing you that the default PST file cannot be opened and that you need to use the scanpst.exe tool in order to fix it. Locating the scanpst.exe can be rather tricky since it is a hidden [...]
Read MoreHow to: Delete duplicate items in MS Outlook 2007 (with ODIR)
People don’t normally end up with huge .pst files because of duplicate email items. However, there are cases when that’s not true. For example, in my case, after years of using a number of different email addresses, I decided to close some of them and connect the rest with Outlook so that I wouldn’t need [...]
Read MoreHow to: Delete subfolders of the same name in Outlook 2007
It appears that there is a mechanism in OUTLOOK 2007 that does not allow you to delete a folder that would create a subfolder in the DELETED ITEMS folder with ID number more than 19. That means that, if for some reason you have a number of folders with the same name (say that, for [...]
Read MoreHow to connect Outlook 2007 to your HTTP Mailboxes (gmx, msn, justhost)
Well, just before Outlook 2010 and its great new storm of connectors comes live this winter, here’s a little post explaining how you can use your Outlook 2007 to check your web based mail boxes. First of all, be sure to download your Outlook 2007 Connector here. Installation is straight forward so just run it, [...]
Read MoreHow to: Remove ghost email messages that appear in Outlook’s Unread Mail folder
Anyone who’s ever worked with Microsoft Office Outlook and had a case of power outage or system failure has probably at one point or another needed to check their pst folders for errors with Microsoft’s scanpst.exe program. If Outlook tells you that your pst folders need to be scanned for errors or if you notice [...]
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