Workflow - Error starting workitem from Outlook

Hi,
We have an issue in the workflow wherein, the workitem when started from outlook gives an error"Page cannot be displayed" ( like the one we get in a net browser).
When the same workitem is started from SAP inbox it works fine.
This one seems to be a compatibility issue between MS and SAP, but we are not sure where.
Have anyone already faced an error like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Regards,
Siva

It might be the SapConnect settings that need to be adjusted. There are number of OSS notes that might help:
3480 R/3 and MS Exchange linking
100232 SAPforms via Internet mail or MS Exchange Server
143640 Business Connector - overview
480685 SAP MAPI: Problems with Office XP
586150 SAP MAPI: Additional problems with Office XP
331207 MAPI: Forwarding attachments in Outlook (R3O)
Hope these help. If they do, please reward as appropriate.

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