Originally Posted by Tmerf
The problem occurs BEFORE I even get Outlook open...Outlook (03 or 07) crashes within seconds of opening the program...
I don't have the opportunity, even in safe mode, to disable the addins...
I have found a work around to get them disabled but as soon as they are enabled again the program crashes within seconds of opening it again (or trying to sync from within itunes)
Thus the problem is not that I can't sync things once Outlook is open it is that I can't even open outlook in the first place. That was not fixed by this new update...The only thing the update fixes is a library access problem...This was termed a minor issue by apple...The primary purpose of the update was to fix problems with Quick TIme and make it full screen without buying Pro.
Your Apple store guy was wrong or simply misinformed
You don't need to open Outlook when you're syncing the iphone. Just have the contacts loaded into outlook, close it, and then open iTunes. Itunes will find your outlook data without the program even opened. Try that.