How to report a bug in Outlook 2003

[Michael G. Scott]

I've posted the following query 3 times in both the General and Interop
newsgroups with no answer in site for 2 weeks. I'm left to assume that
the reason why no MVP rep has answered the question is because they
either don't *know* how to resolve this, or that it's a bug. So... the
question is... how does one report a BUG in Outlook 2003 (or how does
one get a reply from an MVP representative.?

Below is the 2nd post I made in this newsgroup....

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My company just moved from Office XP to Office 2003. Now, every time I
click on a hyperlink in an Outlook 2003 email message, the hyperlink
opens in a *separate/new* instance of Internet Explorer - unlike in the
past, where the link would open in the CURRENT instance of IE.

How can I change this back?

I've read the link

http://home.arcor.de/andreas.roeder-privat/English Help.htm#14

graciously submitted by (e-mail address removed), but my Internet Explorer
option for "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts" is turned ON already
under the Advanced Tab in Internet Options.

Suggestions?

Michael

 

[BillR [MVP]]

It isn't a bug since it is by design. You can send an email to
(e-mail address removed) stating your wish for control over this behaviour or a
change.
I quite like the current situation. If I have a site open I don't want it to
vanish simply because I open a new link via Outlook.

 

[Michael G. Scott]

Bill,

If that's the case, then why have the checkbox in IE's

Tools|Internet Options|Advanced

called "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts"?

I hardly find something that worked in Outlook 2000 and Outlook XP, but
now doesn't in Outlook 2003 "as designed". Where can I see this listed
as "New in Outlook 2003"? Outlook should be respecting IE's own settings.

Michael

 

[Geosnoopy]

I'm with you Mike. I sent a wish list message to Microsoft saying so.