Automatic update prevents incoming email

Last night's auto update did something to my Outlook client configuration and
prevented incoming emails from my server (outgoing worked fine).

I figured the updater was the problem since all was working last night and
truly nothing else happened. When I de-installed the Outlook component of
the updates (using add/remove programs), then restarted, then it worked
again.

So, anyone know if there is a fix for the automatic update? I really prefer
to have the automatic updates, but this one didn't work for me.

Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...k.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ic.outlook.bcm
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ic.outlook.fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...program_addins
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.program_vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.teamfolders
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...thirdpartyutil

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angelmonkey wrote:
> Last night's auto update did something to my Outlook client configuration
> and prevented incoming emails from my server (outgoing worked fine).
>
> I figured the updater was the problem since all was working last night and
> truly nothing else happened. When I de-installed the Outlook component of
> the updates (using add/remove programs), then restarted, then it worked
> again.
>
> So, anyone know if there is a fix for the automatic update? I really
> prefer
> to have the automatic updates, but this one didn't work for me.

Check your firewall [and AV] software. A recent security update updated the
EXE to a slighly newer version. It may be preventing mail from coming in as
it's looking for the older version.

"angelmonkey" wrote:

> Last night's auto update did something to my Outlook client configuration and
> prevented incoming emails from my server (outgoing worked fine).
>
> I figured the updater was the problem since all was working last night and
> truly nothing else happened. When I de-installed the Outlook component of
> the updates (using add/remove programs), then restarted, then it worked
> again.
>
> So, anyone know if there is a fix for the automatic update? I really prefer
> to have the automatic updates, but this one didn't work for me.