D Patra

Outlook 2007 Tip: Remove Windows Desktop Search prompts (Download Squad)

Mar 22nd 2007 1:21PM The Outlook 2007/Desktop Search combination is an unmitigated disaster. I have been using Outlook for over 15 years and for the first time it crashed on me so hard, it will take weeks to recover. At first, the Desktop Search starting crashing while accessing Outlook (Outlook 2007 trial, new IBM Thinkpad with dual core, Win XP latest version). This morning I removed Desktop Search and when I started Outlook 2007, it exploded all around me, finally prompting me to run scanpst.exe. Which I did, and to my absolute horror, calenday entries were now emails, many folders had disappeared and the 500Mb odd Outlook file is now complete jelly. The last backup is over 2 months old, so it is dark days ahead.

Well done Microsoft! Keep milking your customer base with half-baked products.