Trapped Outlook Clients - post Exchange Migration

When Migrating Exchange, normally the Outlook client software needs to re-target itself to the new Exchange server. Outlook will check in with the old Exchange server and will learn that it needs to connect to a different Exchange. If the old Exchange server is turned off, the service are stopped, or it has been uninstalled, you will be left with a Outlook client that will not open.

Normally just turning on the old Exchange server, then starting the Outlook client will be sufficient to remedy this, however if the old Exchange server has been uninstalled then the Outlook client will be trapped. This is especially unnerving on a terminal server, where mlcfg.cpl will probably be restricted from executing.

A work around that I have found is to start outlook.exe with the command line switch, /profiles. This will launch a dialog window where you can create a new mail profile, configure it for the new Exchange server and set it to be the default profile.

How to Migrate Outlook 2007 Categories

Recreating Outlook 2007 Categories can be a daunting task, having to recreate the label, color, and hot key codes.

I used Category Manager 3.0 located here: http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?lang=en in order to migrate the categories from one user to another user to create a consistent category scheme.

Steps for source computer.

1.  Close Outlook.
2. Install the software
3. Open Outlook.
4. Start the Category manager.
5. Export the categories to TXT.
6. Close Outlook.
7. Uninstall the software, it is a 30 day trial.

Steps for destination computer.

1. Close Outlook.
2. Install the software.
3. Open Outlook.
4. Start the Category Manager.
5. Examine the txt file, and break the categories into groups of 8. The trial version will only import 8 Categories at a time.
6. Delete existing categories.
7. Import Category TXT files.
8. Save changes.
9. Close the Category Manager, Close Outlook.
10. Uninstall the software from Add Remove Programs.  

If you have a batch of Categories that you need to replicate, just repeat the Destination step for each machine.

Have fun, -Bronson.

The MAPI spooler could not be started MAPI 1.0 [000004C7]

The MAPI spooler could not be started MAPI 1.0 [000004C7].

This was being generated from a mail enabled application, the MS word envelope dialog box, also the Email button in Adobe Acrobat pro.

The fix is to run the following executable:

c:\windows\system32\fixmapi.exe

Cached Exchange Mode with Extremely Large Mailboxes

Applies to: Cached Exchange mode with Mailboxes 18gb in size and over.

Outlook 2007 client hard codes max OST and PST size to 18gb warn and 20gb max for Unicode PSTs, and 1.8gb warn and 2.0gb max for ANSI PSTs. Once in warning mode, mail cannot be sent or received.

Solution:
On client machine where Outlook 2007 is installed.
Launch Regedit.
Navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\PST (even for OSTs)
Create the key if necessary.
Create the following 4 DWords and populate them with the accompanying values:
• MaxFileSize=0x7bb04400
• WarnFileSize=0x74404400
• MaxLargeFileSize=0x0000c800
• WarnLargeFileSize=0x0000be00
Navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\PST
Create the key if necessary.
Create the following 4 DWords and populate them with the accompanying values:
• MaxFileSize=0x7bb04400
• WarnFileSize=0x74404400
• MaxLargeFileSize=0x0000c800
• WarnLargeFileSize=0x0000be00

Restart outlook. Verify that mail can be sent and received.