Outlook Error – ‘One or more users cannot be added to the folder access list. Non-local users cannot be given rights on this server’
KB ID 0000560 Problem Outlook will show you this error if you attempt to grant rights to a “distribution group” on an object for example, a public folder, or for calendar permissions. You would think that converting the “Universal Distribution Group” to a “Universal Security Group” would solve this problem, but it does not. Note: You may also see the following error, “an error occurred....
Outlook Install Error ‘Outlook may not be installed with a newer version of Outlook’
KB ID 0000665 Problem I saw this whilst installing Office on a machine today. Solution 1. In my case I had just removed Office 2010 x64, (I needed the x32 bit version for some PST/MAPI stuff). So I knew that there was not a version of office installed. Note: If you are unsure, click Start > appwiz.cpl {enter} and MAKE SURE. Remember most PC’s come with a trial version of Office these days, and that’s the most likely...
Outlook – Disable “Show in Groups”
KB ID 0000668 Problem With older versions of Outlook this was simple to do, they have made a good job of hiding it in Outlook 2010? Emails Grouped by Date. Solution 1. From within Outlook View > Change View > Manage Views. 2. Seelct ‘Current view settings’ > Modify. 3. Group By. 4. Untick ‘Automatically group according to arrangement’ > OK. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Outlook – Change Calendar Temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius
KB ID 0000782 Problem Providing you have your location setup, Outlook 2013 will give you a three day temperature forecast. However by default that will be in Fahrenheit, if you would prefer this in Celsius then do the following. Solution 1. From within Outlook > File > Options. 2. Calendar > Scroll Down > Change to Celsius> > OK. 3. Now it should display properly. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Outlook Opens Additional Mailboxes
KB ID 0000905 Problem I’ve seen this happen on both Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013. You can open additional Exchange mailboxes from your accounts ‘Advanced’ section, but these mailboxes were not listed there. Solution Above, you can see that the offending mailbox here is called Training&Holidays. 1. On a DC, (or your Exchange server) > Windows Key + R > dsa.msc {Enter} > When Active Directory Users and...
Outlook – Disable Desktop Notifications
KB ID 0000901 Problem Outlook will (by default), display a notification on your screen when you receive an email. Generally this is a good thing, but if (like me) your Outlook collects your personal mail as well, then you might not want these notifications flashing up on your screen. Solution 1. From within Outlook > File > Options. 2. Mail > Untick ‘Display a Desktop Alert’. Related Articles, References,...
OneNote – Notebooks cannot sync – Error 0xE0000024
KB ID 0000650 Problem I use OneNote quite a lot, after a laptop rebuild, I installed the Live ID Sign in assistant (because it asked for it) and then my notebooks stopped syncing to SkyDrive. OneNote needs a password to sync some of your notebooks. A password is required to synchronize this notebook (Error code: 0xE0000024). Solution There’s plenty of posts and articles on this that say “just run this reg...
Office / Word “Add to Dictionary” is Greyed out”
KB ID 0000046 Problem Can be caused by using a custom dictionary file, which was created in an earlier version of word. (or the custom.dic file is set to “Read Only”). Solution 1. Click the Word “Start Button” > Proofing. 2. Locate the “When Correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs”. 3. Click Custom dictionaries > Browse > This will show you the location of your custom.dic file. 4....
Office Install Error 1935
KB ID 0000399 Problem Seen while installing Office 2007 Enterprise On Server 2008 R2 (Don’t ask). Error: Microcyst Office enterprise 2007 encountered and error during setup. Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of an assembly component {837Bf-1EB-D770-94EB-A01F-C8B389A1E18E}. HRESULT: 0x80070BC9 Solution 1. Essentially there is a .Net problem, On Server 2008 you will need to add in .Net as a feature. (Server...
Deploying Office 2010 via Group Policy
KB ID 0000464 Problem What used to be the simplest task, has now been overly complicated (Thanks Microsoft!) Simply deploying from a single .msi file would have been far too easy! This procedure uses group policy to install Microsoft Office 2010 via group policy. It uses the Microsoft preferred method of employing startup scripts. Below I’ve also disabled UAC, I found it was stopping my automated install, (If I ran the script...