I have overriden the New Task page with a custom VF page and Controller Extension.  When I implemented this, autocompletion on Subject stopped working in IE 8, which all my users have.  (It still works in Firefox and Chrome, but they are not allowed to use those.)  We need the standard autocompletion, not anything fancy.  Autocomplete still works on Subject on the Edit Task page, and on other pages, so it is not a browser setting.  (Though I did research all those.)

Anyone else have this problem?  Or do you see anything wrong in the code?

All help much appreciated!!

The code follows:

<apex:page id="thePage" standardController="Task" extensions="AddTaskExtension">
  <apex:form id="theForm">
     <apex:pageBlock title="Create new Task" id="theBlock">
        <apex:pageBlockButtons >                 
            <apex:commandButton action="{!Save}" value="Save"  /> 
            <apex:commandButton action="{!Cancel}" value="Cancel" />
        </apex:pageBlockButtons>
        <apex:pageMessages />
        <apex:actionStatus id="workStatus" startText=" working..." stopText=""/>   
        <apex:actionRegion > 
          <apex:pageBlockSection title="Task Info" columns="2">
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Subject}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.OwnerId}" />
             <apex:pageBlockSectionItem > 
               <apex:outputLabel value="Type"/>
               <apex:outputPanel > 
                 <apex:inputField value="{!task.Type}" >
                     <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" rerender="theBlock" status="tStatus"/>
                 </apex:inputField>
                 <apex:actionStatus startText="working... " id="tStatus" />
             </apex:outputPanel>
             </apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.WhatId}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.ActivityDate}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.WhoId}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Priority}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Log_a_Call__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Status}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Control_Center_Offered__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Send_to_Legacy_Systems__c}" />
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
          <apex:pageBlockSection columns="1" >
             <apex:inputTextarea value="{!task.Description}" label="Comments" cols="100" rows="8"/>
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Send_Summary_to_Legacy__c}" />
             <apex:inputTextarea value="{!task.ActivitySummary__c}" cols="100" rows="3"/>
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
          <apex:pageBlockSection title="Payment Info" columns="1" rendered="{!task.Type == 'Payment' || task.Type == 'Promise to Pay' }">
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Promised_Payment_Date__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Payment_Type__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Promised_Payment_Amount__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Internal_PTP__c}" />
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
          <apex:pageBlockSection title="Payment Investigation Info" columns="1" rendered="{!task.Type == 'Misapplied Payment Research'}">
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.PI_by_Collector__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.PI_Sent_to_RPS__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Payment_Investigation_Amount__c}" />
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
          <apex:pageBlockSection title="Pending Adjustment Info" columns="1" rendered="{!task.Type == 'Pending Adjustment'|| task.Type =='Dispute'}">
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Pending_Adjustment_Amount__c}" />
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
          <apex:pageBlockSection title="Write-off Info" columns="1" rendered="{!task.Type == 'Write-off'}">
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Write_off_Amount__c}" />
             <apex:inputField value="{!task.Write_off_Reason__c}" />
          </apex:pageBlockSection>
        </apex:actionRegion>
     </apex:pageBlock> 
   </apex:form>         
</apex:page>

public class AddTaskExtension {
   private Task task;
   public String RelatedType { get; set; }
   
   public AddTaskExtension(ApexPages.StandardController stdController) {
      this.task = (Task)stdController.getRecord();
      task.ownerId = UserInfo.getUserId();
      
      Id passedWhoId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('who_id'); 
      if ( passedWhoId != null ) {
          try {
             Contact result = [ Select Id from Contact where id = :passedWhoId ]; 
             task.WhoId = passedWhoId ;
          }
          catch (QueryException e) {
             task.WhoId = null;
          }
      }   

      String passedSubject = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('tsk5'); 
      if ( passedSubject != null ) {
             task.Subject = passedSubject ;
      }   

   }
   
   public PageReference save() {
   
       if (task.ActivityDate == null) {
           task.ActivityDate = System.Today();
       }
   
       if ((task.Send_Summary_to_Legacy__c || task.Send_to_Legacy_Systems__c) && task.WhatId == null ) {
            task.Send_Summary_to_Legacy__c = false;
            task.Send_to_Legacy_Systems__c = false;
       }
       try {
          insert task;
          // begin logic to add a Legacy Note if only 1 billing account 
          PageReference p;
          if (task.WhatId != null && (task.Send_Summary_to_Legacy__c || task.Send_to_Legacy_Systems__c)) {
             Task mytask = [Select WhatId, What.Type from Task where id = :task.Id];
             if (mytask.what.type != null ) 
                 //ApexPages.addMessage(new ApexPages.message(ApexPages.severity.INFO,'What type: '+ task.what.type));        
                 RelatedType = mytask.What.Type; 
             else 
                 RelatedType = 'No What'; 
              
             if (RelatedType == 'Case' || RelatedType == 'Account' || RelatedType == 'Billing_Account__c') { 
                String result = CountBAforTask.CountBAs(task.Id); 
                if (result.substring(0,2) == 'OK') { 
                    p = new PageReference('/apex/SelectBillingAcctForNote?id=' + task.Id);
                    return p;
                }
             }
          }

          p = new PageReference('/' + task.Id);
          return p;

       } catch (DMLException ex) {
          return null;  
       } catch (Exception e) {
          ApexPages.addMessages(e);
          return null;  
       }         
  
  }
}

Not well documented, but important for testing!

How to connect to the Sandbox:

Exit Outlook, Communicator

Navigate to “C:\Documents and Settings\<<user_name>>\Application Data\salesforce.com”

                Delete the “.Salesforce.com” folder   (the dot is important!!)

Open Regedit

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Salesforce.com\SM folder and click on it

Locate ResourceURL on right side, double click on it, and change its value to:

                https://cs2.salesforce.com   (can use your instance or cs1)

Locate ServerURL on right side, double click on it, and change its value to:

                https://test.salesforce.com/services/Soap/c/22.0

Close Windows Registry Editor

Open Outlook, click on Tools > Salesforce.com Options

Update username and password with Sandbox username and password

Click Verify

Click OK to Success message (or if error, correct username or password)

Values for Production:

Locate ResourceURL on right side, double click on it, and change its value to:

                https://na4.salesforce.com  (can use your instance or na1)

Locate ServerURL on right side, double click on it, and change its value to:

                https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/c/22.0

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Because it's tricky and not well documented, here is a tested procedure for a full clean uninstall. 

1. Close Outlook and Communicator; and Office Products; verify closed with Task Manager.
2. From Control Panel, Click on Add/Remove Programs
3. Locate “Salesforce Outlook Edition 3” and click REMOVE.  Close Add/Remove Programs.
4. Go in regedit
5. Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER >> SOFTWARE”
• Delete the “Redemption” folder
• Click on SALESFORCE.COM
• Delete the “SM” folder  (right-click, Delete)
6. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE”
• Delete the “Redemption” folder
• Click on SALESFORCE.COM
• Delete the “SM” folder, if exists  (right-click, Delete)
7. Close regedit.
8. Open up Explorer (right-click Start, select Explorer)
9. Navigate to “C:\Documents and Settings\<<user_name>>\Application Data\salesforce.com”
10. Delete the “SM” folder
11. Delete the “.Salesforce.com” folder   (the dot is important!!)

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Has anyone done this?  Can you give me some advice about it?  I am not in IT, and cannot use their software distribution system to distribute the software and the updated xml file (too bad).

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