• Subject: Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007
  • Author: Diane Poremsky [MVP]
  • Date: 27 Aug 2008
  • References: 1 2 3
Um. Unless you stick with older builds, it won't work with Outlook 2003
either. One of the SP's blocks it for security reasons. Frankly, the
improvements in outlook 2007 outweigh the loss of OSS files- especially
since they are only 'lost' for non-mail folders. Plus, instant search makes
up for some of it - the last 10 instant searches are saved, so they are easy
to select.

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"ianggjames" <ianggjames@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B731A5-DDBF-4DED-A461-8A27CCEC5CCA@microsoft.com...
> Unbelievable! I guess that's what Microsoft calls "progress". Back to
> Outlook 2003 and £80 wasted.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It was removed from outlook 2007 - the open menu is for mailbox folders,
>> not
>> oss files. You can make search folders for mail - unfortunately you can't
>> save searches for other item types.
>>
>> --
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>> "ianggjames" <ianggjames@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2A79FB66-2DDB-4C7B-AD0D-DD7735B330DC@microsoft.com...
>> > I've just upgraded to Outlook 2007 (I know, silly me!) and it won't
>> > open,
>> > save or even recognize Office Saved Search (.oss) files. The Advanced
>> > Find
>> > function (which is what uses these files) exists in O-2007 and contains
>> > the
>> > Open and Save options in the drop-down menu (so presumably the
>> > functionality
>> > is there somewhere?), but they are greyed out so they can't be used.
>> > I've
>> > applied the regedit fix described in the Knowledge Base (although that
>> > is
>> > only claimed to fix O-2000 and O-2003) but it doesn't make any
>> > difference.
>> > (Actually, doesn't work on O-2002 either, but at least after applying
>> > the
>> > fix, if you click on a .oss file it opens the search in Outlook OK; but
>> > this
>> > doesn't happen with O-2007.) Can't find anything about this problem
>> > under
>> > Help or technical support for O-2007 (searches on "advanced find",
>> > .oss,
>> > or
>> > "saved search" come up with no relevant results). Anyone know how to
>> > activate this functionality?
>>
>>
26 Aug 2008.oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
26 Aug 2008\ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
27 Aug 2008   \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
27 Aug 2008      \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
28 Aug 2008         \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
28 Aug 2008            \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
28 Aug 2008               \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
28 Aug 2008                  \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
29 Aug 2008                     \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
29 Aug 2008                        \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
01 Sep 2008                           \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.ianggjames
02 Sep 2008                              \ Re: .oss files not recognized by Outlook 2007.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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