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Fsk007
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 Removing preview pane in Outlook 2007 through GPO
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Is there anyway of removing permanently the auto preview pane in Outlook 2007 using a GPO? I believe this option existed in OL2003. I need to have this change through GPO so that users can't set it up again.

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ASKED: November 3, 2008  5:40 PM
UPDATED: March 14, 2012  3:19 AM
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Do you want to do this for security reasons? The Preview Pane is a very useful feature. You might want to read <a href="http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2005/up050120.htm#corp">this</a> first. Read the information under "Corporate Preview Pane Policies."
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So, if he/she still wants to do it. Is it possible ?

carlosdl
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Hi, thank you for your interest. This is what I have found out now. The Auto preview cannot be switched off but the Reading pane can be. I have then disabled the command IDs of Auto preview and also Reading pane so that the options appear as greyed out in Outlook 2007. The problem is that when I apply the policies then someone who had Auto preview switched on will then be unable to switch it off as the button would have been gryed out. I have done a custom adm to disable the Reading pane first and then grey out the button.

Fsk007
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How do you fix it? Can you share the method? Thanks!!

Yidikangjia
 10 pts.