We had some users report issues with Outlook 2010 this morning.. opening the program for the first time today resulted in Safe Mode. Subsequent closing and re-openings also were in Safe Mode.
Googling returned this Reddit article about KB3114409 is the cause. removing and rebooting resolves the issue.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3013219/microsoft-windows/microsoft-pulls-botched-patch-kb-3114409-that-triggered-problems-with-outlook-2010.html
Basically:
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update KB 3114409, intended to help admins keep Outlook 2010 from starting in safe mode, has in fact done the opposite. Many Outlook 2010 customers report that installing KB 3114409 forces Outlook to start in safe mode....
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Showing posts with label Outlook. Show all posts
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Outlook 2013 Message Header Analyzer
Damn near the best Outlook add-on I think I've ever used, period. You can get it here:
https://store.office.com/message-header-analyzer-WA104005406.aspx?assetid=WA104005406
What it does is allow you to inspect message headers right from the Preview pane, or if you don;t use that from the email itself without having to pull up the Properties and then copy/paste from that tiny little window into Notepad or something in order to read it all.
The bonus though about this add-on is that it breaks the headers down just like Microsoft's Header Analyzer from: https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/MHA/Pages/mha.aspx
Here's what it looks like from within Outlook
https://store.office.com/message-header-analyzer-WA104005406.aspx?assetid=WA104005406
What it does is allow you to inspect message headers right from the Preview pane, or if you don;t use that from the email itself without having to pull up the Properties and then copy/paste from that tiny little window into Notepad or something in order to read it all.
The bonus though about this add-on is that it breaks the headers down just like Microsoft's Header Analyzer from: https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/MHA/Pages/mha.aspx
Here's what it looks like from within Outlook
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Outlook 2013, display issues resulting in Outlook's main pane being and staying blank.
Max, one of our Admins down in the main site ran into an issue today with a Lenovo T500 series laptop and Outlook 2013. The laptop is running Win7Ent 64-bit, fully updated.. OS patches and drivers.
Today he attempted to install Office 2013, which went without a hitch except the part where Outlook is supposed to show you your messages lol.
Long story short, he first tried upgrading 2010 to 2013, went well except Outlook would not open. re uninstalled all Office related components, reinstalled 2013.. same result. re-removed 2013, installed 2010. Outlook worked..uninstall 2010 then reinstall 2013.. same thing. It no worky.
Stumbled across a hint the likes of: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2768648
Now we're not wanting to correct thing for one user with a GPO.. so he hits the registry and fixes teh users issue with the following:
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common
Create a New Key and name it "Graphics"
Select Graphics, right-click on the right panel and create a New DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it DisableHardwareAcceleration.
Enter Value data as 1
Today he attempted to install Office 2013, which went without a hitch except the part where Outlook is supposed to show you your messages lol.
Long story short, he first tried upgrading 2010 to 2013, went well except Outlook would not open. re uninstalled all Office related components, reinstalled 2013.. same result. re-removed 2013, installed 2010. Outlook worked..uninstall 2010 then reinstall 2013.. same thing. It no worky.
Stumbled across a hint the likes of: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2768648
Now we're not wanting to correct thing for one user with a GPO.. so he hits the registry and fixes teh users issue with the following:
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common
Create a New Key and name it "Graphics"
Select Graphics, right-click on the right panel and create a New DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it DisableHardwareAcceleration.
Enter Value data as 1
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Mysterious duplicate Contacts on iPhone
So I've had this nagging issue for the past couple of years now and I guess I never really pursued it very far. My last company phone was a Blackberry Z10 and I loved it.
Anyway I had a major issue with duplicate contact entries.. and by duplicate I mean some would have 18, others 3. It varied by that much!
The only accounts I had tied to any phone was my Gmail and my corporate Exchange and neither of those listed many of these weird contact entries in their address or contact lists. I ignored it often, cussed it other times and today I discovered the reason: Outlook Suggested Contacts.
By default everytime you email someone from Outlook that does not have an existing contact entry in either your GAL or a local Contact Group/list Outlook automatically creates one under the 'Suggested Contacts'. So in Outlook if you click on Address Book"
Anyway I had a major issue with duplicate contact entries.. and by duplicate I mean some would have 18, others 3. It varied by that much!
The only accounts I had tied to any phone was my Gmail and my corporate Exchange and neither of those listed many of these weird contact entries in their address or contact lists. I ignored it often, cussed it other times and today I discovered the reason: Outlook Suggested Contacts.
By default everytime you email someone from Outlook that does not have an existing contact entry in either your GAL or a local Contact Group/list Outlook automatically creates one under the 'Suggested Contacts'. So in Outlook if you click on Address Book"
Then Suggested Contacts:
You'll undoubtedly see a TON of entries, most of which you won't give a care about having as a contact. Hell I had Craigslist randomized addresses in mine. So do disable such a nonsensical thing, click on File then Options then Contacts:
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