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| Microsoft Outlook 2007 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $109.95
Buy New: $87.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 8
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: 543-03007
Model: 543-03007
UPC: 882224155625
EAN: 0882224155625
ASIN: B000HCXKLC
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Outlook Version Yet April 4, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this program for my new Vista PC and I was quite pleased with the new and improved features, which integrates quite well on a Vista PC. As a previous owner of Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002, I have become reliant on the program for both work and home. I elected to buy Outlook and Office Student and Home to maximize my dollar towards my Office purchase and I have no regrets. The Office Standard edition does not include One Note, which is one of those programs that integrates well with the new Outlook. In the end, I spent less and got more.
I would not recommend (nor do I intend) to upgrade my Office 2003 for my XP notebook. Likewise, I would not recommend purchasing Outlook without a complementary Office edition. If you have a new PC with Vista, it's a good idea to use Office 2007 in whatever fashion is most economical for your needs. If you don't use Office, there are tons of great e-mail programs that are available at no charge and an Outlook stand-alone purchase makes little sense. I think Thunderbird/Firefox is a sound choice for the non-Office user.
 No Environmentalists Allowed March 30, 2007
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
This latest version of Microsoft Outlook is definitely an improvement over the 2002 version. It took a while to install (at least 15 minutes), but it booted up fine after that and imported all of my existing messages and settings without a hitch. Yes, most of the improvements do appear to be cosmetic, but I can say that the junk mail filter is truly improved. A hundred dollars worth? Maybe not quite that much. But all in all I would say this is a worthwhile upgrade from what I can tell.
To address some of the issues I have heard, I am using Windows XP Professional and have Office 2000 Profressional (I had previously updated Outlook to 2002). My existing office suite works without any issues whatsoever. No re-installations, no problems at all.
OK, so my only gripe, and the reason for dropping not one, but TWO - yes TWO - stars is the absolutely most awful packaging in the history of all packages. First of all, it's about two inches thick and is made of solid plastic. With no manual and a CD that's less than 1 mm thick, well - you do the math. There's just no reason for it. Plus - I think I'm a fairly smart guy, but oh my goodness was this thing ever impossible to get into! Peel the side label off - that part was easy enough. But then there was a top seal that was near impossible to remove, and then a pulldown section that doesn't pull down at all until you squeeze two obscure side tabs. And then, if getting into the thing wasn't bad enough, there's a required product key that I swear is welded onto the inside of the plastic case. No joke, you can't remove it. So, even if you want to get rid of this monstrosity of a package, you can't because you need the product key sticker which you literally can't remove from the box. I wrote down the product key and threw the whole plastic nightmare in the trash. But I wasn't happy about it, I can tell you that. What an incredible waste. I guess Microsoft hasn't jumped on the whole Global Warming / Save The Environment bandwagon yet. When you have that much money, I guess who cares about a little thing like the earth.
Other than that, a decent piece of software.
Great update to an old standard March 29, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I upgraded from Outlook 2002 and have enjoyed the easier to use ribbons that have replaced the pull down menus that are standard on the previous versions and most software. While the ribbons are not available on the main page, they are there for reading and composing email, contact etc. The ribbon is the biggest improvement over previous versions I have used.Microsoft Outlook 2007
 Outlook 2007 stopped running after automated update March 16, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
For those considering Outlook 2007, beware of my experience: one morning I ran Outlook 2007 to find it would not download email messages at all. (I would get an error about MAPI.) This appears to be due to an automatic office update of the junk mail filter.
One of the most important features of an email program is that it doesn't suddenly stop being able to check email (imagine being on a business trip). Automatic improvements to the junk mail filter sounds great, but if that means one morning I wake up to not be able to check email at all, then the medicine is worse than the disease.
The new features and changes Outlook 2007 really do not compensate for the lack of reliability. If you have another email program that works, I'd stick with it and not switch to Outlook 2007.
On a positive note, I was able to fix the above problem by running repair (reinstall) from the Office 2007 install program, but this took half an hour or so to run.
The new Outlook March 13, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Still a very slow program, especially when it comes to downloading POP3 mail and synchronizing headers. Never understood why Outlook Express never had those problems - it was free and much, much faster program. Otherwise not that much different from previous version - mainly a new skin.
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