Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and MS Office 2003 Outlook

[Guest]

After installing the last IE7 update. I got timeout errors when using email.
Acting on a suggestion from the technical help at Simply.com, I started on
the problem by examining the Windows Security Centre < Windows Firewall.

The "Don't allow exceptions" box had become ticked, so I un-ticked it.

This didn't solve the problem, so I re-visited the Windows Firewall and
clicked on the Exceptions tag. MS Outlook was not in the list, so I clicked
on the Add Programme button, then Browsed for the relevant .exe file. But
where was it? Examining the shortcut on the desktop brought no joy, even
right-clicking on it and clicking on 'Properties' failed to yield the
required info - MS seems to have fixed it so you can't find out the programme
address!

Finally, after a little fishing about in the computer, I got the address:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\

and of course, the filename was

outlook.exe

So I entered all that under

Start < Control Panel < Security Centre < Manage Security Setting for:
Windows Firewall < Path (Browse)

and joy of joy!
* My email WORKED AGAIN *

But I think MicroSoft could have made it a little easier...

 

[neil]

Strange that I've just updated to the IE7 version from windows update &
outlook works fine but it's not in the exception list on windows firewall.

Neil

 

[Guest]

Have you checked that your Windows firewall is turned ON? Or are you perhaps
using somebody else's firewall?

It would be pretty risky not to have any kind of firewall operating.