Is the Microsoft Office Diagnostics feature new in Outlook 2007?
How do I access and use it? The Office Diagnostics feature in Microsoft Office 2007 replaces an earlier on-demand repair feature called Detect and Repair. In Office 2003 and Office 2000, Detect and Repair checked Office files and registry keys to identify and correct problems with the Office installation. Office Diagnostics comes with more in-depth testing and repair capabilities than Detect and Repair. There are five categories of diagnostics in the Microsoft Office Diagnostics tool, as shown in Figure 1: • Known Solutions validates whether the installation of Office is up-to-date with the latest services packs. • Memory tests the integrity of the RAM available to the system. • Compatibility checks for stability problems created by installing applications from different versions of Office, such as conflicting DLLs. • Disk checks the System Event Log and Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) on hard drives if available. • Setup tests for file or registry corruption
