Outlook 98 W2K - Actions menu no options

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Simon Ward

Hi..

We are running office 97 with outlook 98 on Windows 2000

If the user is configured as a power user for the PC they
have all of the options visible on the actions menu.

If they are a normal user then the actions menu options
with one blank line and nothing else.

We have given the users full access to the Office
directories off program files and also full access to
HKLM\Software\micosoft\office areas in the registry.

As an organisation we have a policy of not making users
power users.

Does any one have any suggestions?
 
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David Mozealous

Hello,

We had this same exact promblem at our work. You can fix
this by doing the following:

Problem:
There is nothing listed under the Actions menu and you
can't right click on new mail messages in Outlook 98 when
the user account has only local user rights.

Resolution:
1. Navigate in Windows Explorer to C:\WINNT\FORMS
2. Right click on the FORMS folder and select
Properties
3. Select the Security tab
4. Click the Add button
5. Select Everyone and click OK
6. Check the Modify check box

There is another problem that you are probably going to
run into like the following:

Problem:
When you attempt to use the spelling or grammar features
in Microsoft Word 97, nothing happens and you do not
receive an error message. Also, all of the options on the
Spelling and Grammar tabs in the Tools dialog box are
unavailable (dimmed). (To view the Spelling and Grammar
tabs, click Options on the Tools menu.)

Resolution:

1. Quit Word. Quit Microsoft Outlook if you are using
Word as your e-mail editor.
2. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box,
type Regedt32.exe and then click OK.
3. Select the first registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\Proofing Tools\Spelling
4. On the Security menu, click Permissions.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the Permissions Entries box, click the Users
group, and then click the View/Edit button.
7. Click to select the Allow check box for the Set
Value and Create Subkeys permissions.
8. Click OK twice.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for the second registry
key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\Proofing Tools\Grammar
10. Quit Registry Editor.

Hope these all help.

-Dave
 
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