Vista and Windows 7 support for Microsoft Outlook

Vista and Windows 7 support for Outlook

There are many issues relating to support for Outlook on newer operating systems like Windows Vista and Windows 7. Though the number of issues with newer versions of Outlook is minimal on these two Operating systems, it is the lack of support for older versions of Outlook that needs to be addressed more seriously. The latest versions of Outlook that is Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 work without any hitches on both Windows Vista and Windows 7. These three versions are the officially supported ones on Vista and Windows 7, and hence you can expect Microsoft to provide you with full support when you face any glitches with these versions of Outlook.

However, Outlook 2002 and its previous versions are not supported by Vista and Windows 7. Hence if you are using any of these versions of Outlook, it is likely that you will face issues during its usage. Microsoft does not provide support for these versions of Outlook running on Vista and Windows 7. Some of the common issues that you might face while using older versions of Outlook on Vista and Windows 7 can be summarized as follows,

• If you are using Outlook 97 you might experience a very slow pace coupled with reduced efficiency. It is therefore recommended that Outlook 97 users upgrade to the newer version or make use of Vista's Mail.
  
  
• Outlook 98 too gives the user considerable amount of trouble due to the missing wab.dll file which prevents the user from making use of the Internet Mail Only mode.
  
  
• Outlook 2000 too shows the same error as Outlook 98. The issue is again related to the Internet Mail Only Mode. Though this error can be fixed, you might still face problems with the address book present on Outlook 2000.
  
  
• Finally, Outlook 2002 is the version which has very few compatibility issues on both these Operating systems. Though this version runs fine on Windows Vista and Windows 7, Outlook 2002 does not remember your password when it runs on these Operating systems. This is because of the missing protected storage interface on Vista.

Since usage of older versions of Outlook on Windows Vista and Windows 7 is bound to throw up some errors to the user, there are chances of the Outlook data getting deleted or lost due to compatibility issues. However, there is no need to get anxious, as the lost/deleted Outlook data can be recovered by using a good Outlook Recovery software. Fix PST Outlook is an efficient pst repair and mail recovery tool that can be used for recovery of deleted/lost Outlook data from Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007.