If you have recently installed or are in the process of upgrading Microsoft Outlook 2007 there is a possibility that some of the functionality is disabled. This functionality could be disabled for many reasons though all have easy solutions which I walk through below.

Activate Software:Make sure your software is activated no matter if it is just a trial or if you have the full version of Outlook 2007 you have to make sure the software is activated. If you are unsure you can check to see if Outlook 2007 is activated by clicking Help in the top menu and then selecting “Activate Product”. If the product is activated you will see the below message stating “The product has already been activated”.

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There are many posts on the Internet stating that the RSS feeds folder cannot be removed however this is not the case. Following the simple steps below you can remove the RSS Feeds folder. When creating the necessary registry key you will need to create the sub directories if they do not exist.

1. Download Templates: First download the Administrative Templates from Microsoft by clicking here.
2. Install Templates: Now you need to extract the templates to a directory on your PC. I chose to extract to C:\AdminTemplates but the location does not matter. Make sure that you note the path to the templates for later.

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When I was attempting to attach files to Microsoft Outlook 2007 the drop down to switch folders hangs forever as does clicking on folders. Sometimes it would hang so long that the window would show “Not Responding”. Eventually it would unlock and allow me to choose a folder only to hang again if I was drilling down even further. The same problem with very slow navigation when opening files would happen with Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Excel 2003, Microsoft Visio, and any other MS Office products.

I initially thought the issue was a problem with my laptop overheating or a possible issue with the pagefile on my laptop. It turns out the issue was the fact that I had configured some network drives to attach when I was on a remote companies network. Every time I was attempting to attach a file and was switching folders or directories it was having to wait to timeout the network drive that was not even attached.

This can be resolved by the following steps.
1. Right clicking My Network Places and selecting Disconnect Network Drives…
2. Click and any network drives that show in here that you do not connect to every time you boot your computer
3. Click OK to close Disconnect Network Drives

Test attaching a file to MS Outlook and navigate through your folders which should now be much quicker!