.vcs files do not open

[Rad131304]

The only way I can open .vcs files, whether attached to emails or saved on
the hard disk, is to drag them directly into the outlook calendar. They do
not open by double-click, or right-click > open. I get the new "hourglass"
for a moment, my cpu gets used, and then nothing.

The following is the content of a .vcs file that does not open: (I only
understand the basics of ical standards)

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Global Conference Partners//Conference Call Event//EN
VERSION:1.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20081020T143000Z
DTEND:20081020T162500Z
LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:FreeConference.com Conference Bridge
1-517-417-5200
UID:ad2e11a4-f74c-45d5-bfca-9ff94cce63b7
CATEGORIES;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Conference
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Conference Call: NYSDOCS EMS Project
DESCRIPTIONlease Call Dial-in Number: 1-517-417-5200 (Midwest)\n\n Your
Participant Access Code is: 425569.\n\n For details, click here:
http://www.freeconference.com\n\n Comments/Agenda:\n\n
\n
PRIORITY:3
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

this is what is being sent - is this an issue with content or an issue with
Outlook? (keeping in mind if i browse to the folder this file is located in,
then drag it to outlook's calendar the file opens without issue)

I disabled antivirus and the outlook sidebar program, with no effect.

Version Information:
Office Outlook: 12.0.3.06.5000
BCM: 3.00.7311.00
Vista Business x86 SP1
Adobe Acrobat Standard: 8.1.0

All updates have been installed for the software listed above.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

do you have the goggle desktop search running? that might be causing it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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