After reading Email, selecting "reply" results in a new window which fails to 
display the area for input of text.  Instead it shows a square with a red 
"x" inside on the upper left corner of the text box.  I can type with no 
problem in the From or Two boxes.  Just the message text area is grayed out.

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and IE8.  I tried IE Compatibility mode but 
it did not help.

It works perfectly in Google Chrome, but Outlook Web defaults to an older 
interface with less functionality.

"egruber" <egruber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:ED94473A-CDEF-4DC4-9361-21CB713E00E5@microsoft.com...

> After reading Email, selecting "reply" results in a new window which fails 
> to
> display the area for input of text.  Instead it shows a square with a red
> "x" inside on the upper left corner of the text box.  I can type with no
> problem in the From or Two boxes.  Just the message text area is grayed out.
>
> I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and IE8.  I tried IE Compatibility mode but
> it did not help.
>
> It works perfectly in Google Chrome, but Outlook Web defaults to an older
> interface with less functionality.

Outlook and Outlook Web Access are two completely separate things.  The 
correct newsgroup for Outlook Web Access is microsoft.public.exchange.clients, 
since OWA is a function of Exchange.

Sounds to me like there's a scripting problem in your browser.
-- 
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]