Problem: Windows 7 Search results emails don't open under outlook

[Panorama]

I am using windows 7 Professional (64 bit) as it was pre-installed on my
laptop. I also installed a fully updated version of Office 2003 to use
Outlook 2003, with all service packs and updates installed.

When I use Windows Search, I can no longer open, copy/paste or delete the
resulting emails listed, even if the email shows fine in the preview pane.
When I double-click on a listed search result (i.e. an email) nothing
happens, although it seems the search program tries to open outlook.

Is this a known issue ? Is there a fix ?

I searched the internet and it seems various people have reported similar
issues under Vista.

 

[Pat Willener]

Is Outlook running when you try to open the mail item?