i'm having the SAME problem. since this last update 7.0.1451 the ANTI-SPAM toolbar is permanently open & same location. it'll disappear if i close the toolbar, but reappears when i close & reopen outlook.
additionally, outlook will not reopen after closing (since previous update to avast 7 -- would have to go to task manager and there'd be 2-3 outllooks running, once close the appropriate svc, it'd finish opening.
now, after the most recent avast update 7.0.1451 i get the 'the operation failed' popup. if i wait a bit, it'll open okay.
i'm unable to locate the antispamtoolbar.ini file mentioned elsewhere in this forum.
if i disable the mail shield, nothing changes in outlook.
i'm using outlook 2003
windows 7
avast 7.0.1451 update
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