Vista WMDC is saying "Outlook is not installed"

I recently recieved a new computer with Vista Business. I tried to sync my
Dopod 838 Pro with WMDC and got it connected, but the option to sync with
Outlook was greyed out saying "outlook is not installed".

Since then, I've tried to sync my new HTC TYTN II with WMDC and had the same
problem.

I've got Outlook 2000 installed and working fine. For some reasong though
WMDC doesn't see it. I understand that Microsoft don't support 2000 anymore,
but I'm wondering if there's a work-around until my business upgrades to
Office 2007 in 3 months time.

Thanks.