Microsoft Outlook 2007 Tips

Free/Busy status does not show up when the special combination of Outlook 2007 & Exchange 2007 are used in CrossOver 8.0.  This is a known issue with Outlook 2007, but is usually fixed on most native machines (your co-workers will be fine but you will not).  We do have a workaround that has helped many people experiencing this issue...

This is a bit on the technical side (if you have never changed a registry key), so I'll try to give you step by step instructions to get it working properly.  Before starting, verify that Outlook 2007 is closed.

On Linux

First, go to Applications-> CrossOver-> Run a Windows Command

Then, select the bottle that Outlook 2007 is in and in the 'Command:' field type:

  regedit

Then click 'Run'

On Mac

Load CrossOver into your doc so that 'CrossOver' appears on the title bar at the top of your screen

Highlight 'Programs' to access the drop-down menu

Select 'Run Command...'

Select the bottle that Outlook 2007 is in

In the 'Command:' field type:

  regedit

Then click 'Run'

Both

A windows-like registry editor will open

Browse to:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar

Create a new DWORD value of:

  UseLegacyFB

Set the value to (double click on the entry):

  1

Close the Registry Editor and open Outlook 2007.

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This workaround comes from:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/17227
And was suggested by one of our users who was experiencing the same issues.