Two years ago, Google went crying to the Department of Justice complaining that Microsoft’s Vista desktop search interfered with Google’s desktop search. According to a recent Information Week article, it is now Google’s turn to get even. Apparently, if you install Google’s Apps Sync (connects Outlook to Google Apps Premiere or Education Editions) it kills the connection between Windows Desktop Search and Outlook. This effectively prevents Outlook from searching any and all of your Outlook data. Perhaps this is just what Microsoft needs to repair its relationship with the DOJ.
A little more quality control is certainly needed. While Google made sure that Outlook plug-ins for SalesForce.com and WebEx continue to work, others like Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, Acrobat PDF Maker Toolbar, Outlook Change Notifier and PGP.com's encryption plug-in for Outlook don’t. Microsoft claims that uninstalling Google App Sync for Outlook may not fix the problem. You may have to change the registry key that was modified by the plug-in. Ouch!
- John and Mike
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