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Warning! This registry hack will disable the Junk email filter in Outlook 2007 and 2010, including the blocked list, and disable the Junk email options button.  
The ‘no automatic filtering’ setting in Outlook’s Junk email options disables the junk email filter but continues to apply the blocked senders list to incoming email. Some users complain that the filter continues to work after setting it to no automatic filtering and with the blocked list empty. This registry hack will completely disable Outlook’s built in filtering.  It will not affect third party spam filters.

Go to the following key (use 14.0 if you use Outlook 2010) – if the key does not exist, add it.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\12.0\outlook
And add:
DWord: DisableAntiSpam
Value: 1 (Hex)
Value of 1 disables the junk filter, 0 enables it.

You need to restart Outlook for it take effect. The Junk email folder will remain (but should not be created if you make a new default pst file) – you can delete the junk folder using OutlookSpy or MFCMAPI.

You can also disable RSS: see http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2008/20080829.htm

Anyone who is debating between getting Office 2007 now or waiting for Office 2010 can get 2007 now and 2010 when it comes out -See http://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/tech-guarantee/ for details.

If you do get 2007, make sure you get the copy of 2010 when its available - I've heard a few people say they did this with Office 2003/2007 and thought it meant they could get 2007 free at any time - years later. You need to order the upgrade by Oct 31 2010.

Also, our March poll is live:
Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

If you use Outlook on Windows 7 and open email attachments, you have probably seen the dialog that asks if you want to open or save the attachment after double clicking on the attachment. The option to disable the dialog (and always open attachments) is grayed out, so you can’t get rid of the dialog.

The ‘always ask’ option is grayed out due to security restrictions and User Access Control (UAC). You can Run Outlook as an administrator and answer the dialogs - open all the common file types you get by email, deselect the ‘always ask’ option and restart Outlook using normal permissions.

To run Outlook with Administrator permissions, close Outlook then type Outlook.exe in the start menu’s Search field. Right click on Outlook.exe and choose Run as Administrator.
You can also edit the registry to remove the dialog. See Disable "Always ask before opening"  for more information.