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The Suggestions Pane and Add Rooms button features are missing in Outlook 2007

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SYMPTOMS

When scheduling a meeting, the following items may be missing in the meeting form:

Suggestions Pane
Add Rooms button

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CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following registry data is configured on the Outlook client.

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar
DWORD: UseLegacyFB
Value: 1

When this registry data exists, Outlook uses free/busy information from an Exchange public folder instead of using the Exchange Availability Service. The Suggestions Pane and the Add Rooms features both require the Availability Service.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, make the following change to the UseLegacyFB value.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

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Let me fix it myself

To resolve this problem yourself, make the following change to the UseLegacyFB value.

Close Outlook.
Start Registry Editor.

In Windows Vista or Windows 7, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.

In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
Locate and then select the following registry key:

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

NOTE: You may also have to check the following registry key for the UseLegacyFB value.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar
Right-click UseLegacyFB and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Exit to exit the Registry Editor.
Start Outlook.

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