Office 2007 -- seems like an old friend after 2010

[jimbo45]

Hi all
I've been a bit disappointed with Ms Office 2010 from a USER point of few -- I like the appearance etc but there are just TOO many bugs to consider running it on a Daily use Machine -- especially with the way Outlook 2010 seems to work (or not work correctly) when using IMAP.

I'll try things a few times but email is DEFINITELY ONE THING that should be 100% - even if it is a BETA product.

I can forgive the occasional glitch in say an EXCEL macro - or even some strange print problems with word but my email NEEDS to work as near correctly as the version I already have.

MS this is a SERIOUS error --

If you have 2 machines one running Outlook 2010 and the other 2007 - purged mail is INVISIBLE on 2010 -- fine that's what you would expect

However when you logon on to your other machine with outlook 2007 the email is still listed in the IMAP folders with a line through them -- and if you haven't purged your folder using Outlook 2007 then your IMAP mailbox can get full after a week or so..

It seems only outlook 2007 will purge these from the server if you set Outlook 2010 to "keep mail on the server".

If I delete without purge the mail just disappears from any folder in Outlook 2010.

This is NOT how email should behave.

I might be able to tinker around for obscure settings to make Outlook 2010 behave a bit like Outlook 2007 -- I haven't succeeded yet.

Now If I'm having trouble I think your average user won't have a hope.

BTW I suspect there are some of you using Outlook 2010 who don't realize this behaviour since you aren't also using Outlook 2007 (or earlier) on a different machine which is trying to access the same email account.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[2010Warrior]

Hi all
I've been a bit disappointed with Ms Office 2010 from a USER point of few -- I like the appearance etc but there are just TOO many bugs to consider running it on a Daily use Machine -- especially with the way Outlook 2010 seems to work (or not work correctly) when using IMAP.

I'll try things a few times but email is DEFINITELY ONE THING that should be 100% - even if it is a BETA product.

I can forgive the occasional glitch in say an EXCEL macro - or even some strange print problems with word but my email NEEDS to work as near correctly as the version I already have.

MS this is a SERIOUS error --

If you have 2 machines one running Outlook 2010 and the other 2007 - purged mail is INVISIBLE on 2010 -- fine that's what you would expect

However when you logon on to your other machine with outlook 2007 the email is still listed in the IMAP folders with a line through them -- and if you haven't purged your folder using Outlook 2007 then your IMAP mailbox can get full after a week or so..

It seems only outlook 2007 will purge these from the server if you set Outlook 2010 to "keep mail on the server".

If I delete without purge the mail just disappears from any folder in Outlook 2010.

This is NOT how email should behave.

I might be able to tinker around for obscure settings to make Outlook 2010 behave a bit like Outlook 2007 -- I haven't succeeded yet.

Now If I'm having trouble I think your average user won't have a hope.

BTW I suspect there are some of you using Outlook 2010 who don't realize this behaviour since you aren't also using Outlook 2007 (or earlier) on a different machine which is trying to access the same email account.

Cheers
jimbo

Hi Jimbo! Well nothing is guranteed to work in a Beta product. Not Email, Word etc.

I think 2010 is great! Looks a lot better than '07. I don't use Outlook so doesn't bother me.

P.S. Please do not be scared because of my Rep and Post Count.

2010Warrior

 

[Lee]

Couldn't agree with you more Jimbo, my problems have been in the editing area. Having to put together points papers, and manuals for the system I am working on over in China, and have gone back to 2003, never used or owned a copy of 2007.

And, to 2010 Warrior, Welcome to the Forums, it is always good to have new blood.

 

[AvatarOfTheShip]

That's odd, because, although on balance I'm not that keen on the new Office, I actually found Outlook the one thing I did quite like

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
did you test IMAP with Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007 on 2 machines with the SAME email account in the scenario I've outlined.

Cheers
jimbo