Outlook 2011 and Spotlight search not working

27. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , ,
os x 10.8.2
outlook 2011 14.2.3

have tried pretty much tried every suggestion i've found in this forum, and numerous others.
i've rebuilt indexes a dozen times, triple-checked spotlight config, checked permissions, verified disk, reinstalled office 2011, checked for the MS mdimport plugin, reinstalled mountain lion from scratch (aka. re-partition and install). same result.

last known working config: latest Lion (not Mountain Lion) version, Outlook 2011 14.2.2.

HDD crashed, replaced HDD and OS (to mountain lion), restored MUD from backup and problem has existed since.

my IT dept (who i've found friendly but unable to help) have only indicated that they've "seen a few cases of this problem since ML was released, and that a rebuild from scratch is the only way to fix it".

the problem is, as i've stated, i did the rebuild and that hasn't changed anything, just wasted another day.

must be a bug is what i'm thinking. unless someone far better than me has found the cure?
how do we know if MS is working on a bug fix?

awesome-est part? i partially trashed my exchange inbox mucking around with outlook exports n imports n stuff. 
but anyway, i'll be happy just to get my search mojo back. its not till its gone do you realise just how much you use it.

gurus, heeelp!!!!

Outlook 2011 sync all of a sudden creates blank contacts

20. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , ,
I don't know if this is specific to Mountain Lion or not but i've recently noticed my Outlook and sync slowing down..

Thought i would do some checking.. i have 13 contact categories and in total 8,516 contacts..
Now i know i don't actually have this many contacts in Outlook.. should be around 2,300 to 2,400 in total..

So i deselected all the tick boxes and went through each one.
on the No Category box it says i have 4,764 contacts
They are all blank..

I deleted them and then a message came up saying i had some sync conflicts..
Then all of a sudden they started coming back.

What is the sync process with itunes, outlook and an iphone ???
All i want is for my Outlook contacts to be on my iphone

But from what i gather, the contacts go from outlook, to address book, to itunes, to iphone ???
How does this all work and what do i need to change to have contact details go one way only - outlook -> iphone and that's it ???

This is really annoying as i changed over to Mac for work and it appeared everything is working fine..
Now it's causing my problems..

I recently updated the Mac OS to version 10.8.1 (mountain lion) and the office reminders pulled all old calendar events and now I cannot remove them. Please help.

19. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
I upgraded to Mountain Lion OS (10.8.1) and now Office Reminders is repeating past calendar events and updating the calendars.  How do I cure this problem?

Sync problems with Outlook 2011/Exchange 2010 on Mountain Lion

17. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Since last week we have issues with the sync between Outlook 2011 and Exchange 2010. When starting the application it works just fine and downloads the mails but after the download the users has to re-enter their logon credentials. Outlook will not accept the entered username and password and the user will not be able to send or receive mails.

But, if they change the password in the account settings instead it will work for a short while but after the mail box has been synced the logon dialog box appears again and the password is not accepted.

Most of the users are running on Mountain Lion and the 14.2.3 version of Outlook. Our Exchange server is Exchange 2010. The problem occured last monday, september 10th. No changes has been made in the Exchange server for the past two weeks.

Another thing, a user tried to reinstall Office and first uninstalled it. Now, when he tries to install Office for Mac 2011 on his Mountain Lion he receives the following message:

Microsoft Outlook can not be opened because of a problem. Contact the developer so that you are sure that Microsoft Outlook works with this version of OS X. You may need to reinstall the software. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and OS X.

/Jocke

Exported emails from Snow Leopard won’t import on Mountain Lion

08. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Original Title: outlook 2011: EXPORT MAILS from a snow leopard mac and IMPORT to a mountain lions mac DOES NOT WORK
I'm trying to move my outlook 2011 calendar, contact and mails  from one macbook air  with snow leopard to a new one with mountain lions. It works fine with calendar and contacts but no way to make the transfer working with email. The export process is fine but when I try to import in the new pc the process sto immediatly a massage says: process stipped by the user".

I try several times bot: the export and the import with the same result. can someone help me?
tks
yaky 

outlook 2011 for mac using exchange server not working after upgrade to mountain lion

04. September 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , ,
After upgrading to mountain lion, outlook 2011 no longer operates properly.  i have an exchange server.  just trying to read an email is exhausting as the spinning wheel appears for 10 seconds and may or may not load email to read.  accessing folders is almost impossible.  i have read and read and found no solution.  

Mac Outlook 2011 weirdness replying to text messages on MacBook Air running Mt Lion

30. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
I'm running Mac Outlook 2011 (with all updates applied) on Mountain Lion, on a new MacBook Air. When replying to a text message, I type something like "I'm" and after hitting the spacebar, the word turns into "I'M" and the cursor goes somewhere out of the message. This happens elsewhere too in the text if I fix the aforementioned text. I did not have this problem before Mt Lion or with my previous 2nd generation MBA. 

Anyone else seeing this problem? And if so, how did you resolve it?

Outlook 2011 becomes unresponsive when performing a search

27. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , ,
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, Mac Outlook 2011 becomes unresponsive when performing a search within a folder.

Outlook 2011 runs slow after upgrading to Mountain Lion

26. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Original Title: outlook 2011 mountain lion
As many have said, Outlook 2011 for Mac runs like a dog after updating to OSX Mountain Lion. After powering up the macbook and launching Outlook, it sets up my identity for fifteen minutes. Then everything runs slow for another half hour or so. It's made Outlook nearly unusable. No solution I have read/tried works. Apple points at Microsoft. Microsoft points at Apple. That's of no use to the user, guys. We're stuck in the middle with no source of help. Microsoft - you guys really need to address this - even if it means talking to Apple. Together you need to find a solution and put it out there for us immediately.

Erroneous ‘New Email’ Indication

25. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , ,
My inbox and dock icon are showing that I have 1 unread email...even though I have no emails (items) in my inbox.  My OSX is Mountain Lion.  I have no idea how to solve this problem.  Thanks
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