Community Newsletter: Q&A forum: Assigning outlook 2003 tasks to others

I have tried all the updates, tried to fix with the original 2003 disk, etc.

I can receive and send tasks via email, but once it arrives on either end, it's "dead". Totally can not accept or decline.

Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hello,

Has anyone come across a solution? I can assign tasks but people can no longer accept them and it is creating havoc at work.

We are all using Outlook 2003 and are running Windows XP.

Any help or guidance would be a real blessing.

Thank you.

It took me a while to figure this one out.
On January 9th or 10th of 2007, Microsoft released a series of security updates. On some PCs, it works fine. On others, the update generally appears that its been installed TWICE, and it kills the normal operation of Outlook. To Fix:

Go into Control Panel/Add & Remove Programs.
[x] Show Updates box must be checked.
(go get cup of coffee while list loads)
Scroll Down to Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook installation.
Look through the updates.
Updates titled "Security Update for Outlook 2003"
click on, click on more info, click web link.
If it bring you to a webpage with release date of 1/9 1/10 2007,
tell it to un-install that security patch.
I got rid of both entries.
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that Should be it.
It does NOT fix any previously sent Tasks (delete those),
but all NEW ones should start working.
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