Syncing Google Calendar With Outlook 2010

Outlook is the standard de-facto personal information manager used in most workplaces. It acts as an e-mail program using which you can send and receive e-mails and also lets you create and share a calendar through which you can create and view appointments and other tasks. In most workplaces, this feature is crucial system, without which the entire work place would come to halt.

Google also features a Calendar sync that features the same functionalities of Outlook Calendar. The dominance of Android smart phones made Google calendar extremely popular, because you can use this feature on the go! The beauty of this application is its compatibility with other popular applications like Outlook. Google Calendar Sync is Google’s official tool, using which you can sync Google Calendar events with Outlook.

Although Google Calendar Sync supports Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007, it is yet to support Outlook 2010. However, you can work around this by tweaking the Outlook executable file to enable the sync feature.

If you want to tweak Outlook 2010 executable file, you can either contact our Outlook help desk or follow these step-by-step procedure:

• Install Google Calendar Sync on your system by downloading the installer file from the Official Google Calendar website. Upon executing the installed file, it will display an error message, stating this application is only suitable with Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007.
• Before proceeding any further, you will need to back up all your data so you don’t lose it if something goes wrong. The back-up executable file will be in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14. Run the application and follow the instructions.
• To change the version values of Outlook 2010, you need to install a Hex Editor. Once installed, drag the Outlook executable file into the Hex editor.
• Press Ctrl + F, then type in 14.0.0 in the search panel and press Enter.
• You will see a few lines of code, along with a highlighted text which contains your search string. Change the 14.0.0 to 12.0.0 using your keyboard.
• When you are done, save the changes and close the Hex editor.

Once you have performed this minor tweak, run Google Calendar Sync by right-clicking the icon situated in the system tray and then clicking Sync. If you have followed the instructions to the word, you will notice Google Calendar Sync will automatically sync with the Outlook Calendar.

If you encounter any trouble with syncing, or have any queries, you can contact our Outlook help desk to get detailed information.

How To Remove Outlook And Outlook Express From The Computer

Outlook and Outlook Express are email client programs from Microsoft. Majority of professionals around the world use Outlook or Outlook Express for their business communication purposes. Both these email client programs are easy to set up and have a simple interface. However, if you do not wish to use email client programs and like to stick on to the internet email account, it is advised that you remove Outlook and Outlook Express from the computer. This will help you save valuable space in the hard disk. In this post, we will take you through the steps to remove Outlook and Outlook Express from the computer.

Steps Involved
According to Outlook help desk, you can remove the Outlook program with a few steps. Outlook program will be listed among the other programs in the Add or Remove Programs window from where you can remove it. Let us go through the steps below.

• Press the Windows logo on the keyboard to open the Start menu. 
• In the Start menu, click Control Panel. 
• Locate the icon Add/Remove Programs and double click it. 
• From the list of programs in the window, click Microsoft Office. You will find two buttons next to the program, Change and Remove. Click the button Change. 
• The above step will open a window for Microsoft Office Setup. Choose the option Add or Remove Features. 
• Remove the check mark next to the program Microsoft Outlook and select the button Update. This will initiate the removal process.

As you might already know, Outlook Express is present as a default program in the Windows XP operating system. Therefore, it is one of the Windows Components and can be removed only with the help of the Windows Components Wizard. Let us now go through the steps involved in this process.

• Open the Start button and click Control Panel.
• Open the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel window.
• Locate the button for Add or Remove Windows Components from the left pane of the window and select it.
• From the list of programs, locate Outlook Express. Remove the check mark from the program.
• Select the button Next. This will initiate the Outlook Express removal process.
• Choose the button Finish when the process ends.

With the above steps, you can remove Outlook and Outlook Express programs from the computer. For further help, you may contact the Outlook help desk or our technical support team.