Overview
This download is included in Office 97 Service Release 1.
This utility is intended for Microsoft Outlook® and Microsoft Exchange client users who have need to switch between the two different clients. The Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange clients each use a slightly different forms technology. When a user installs Microsoft Office 97 or Microsoft Outlook, their system is configured to run Outlook. So, switching to use the Exchange client can cause slower performance. We recognize there are some users who will use both clients on the same system. To address these users' requirements as quickly as possible, the Outlook team announces the release of the E-mail Forms Fix Utility.
Users who upgrade permanently to Outlook (and will never need to switch back to the Exchange client) or who haven't yet upgraded to Office 97 or Outlook 97 will not need this utility. The utility is installed automatically upon download and is focused on substantially improving any e-mail client performance issues previously encountered by users who have installed Outlook, but continue to use the Exchange client for e-mail.
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System requirements
Supported operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
- This download works with the following Office applications:
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Instructions
To install this download
- You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
- Download the file from this page by clicking the Download link above and follow the instructions in the dialog boxes.
- Double-click the Formfix.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Note Users with WinNT 3.51 as their operating system may need to perform a few extra steps in order to install the Outlook Forms Fix Utility.
After the file is finished downloading and installing, run the Outlook Forms Fix Utility EXE with the following arguments:
formfix /c /t:"c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\ADDINS".
Then download and open the frmrdrct.reg file.
If the Outlook install path was not "c:\program files\microsoft office\office" then the command line and the REG file need to be modified to reflect the location of the Outlook files.
Instructions for use:
Reboot your system to make the changes to the programs and registry take effect. Use Outlook and Exchange as usual; you don't have to activate the utility.
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