Vista WMDC is saying "Outlook is not installed"

I recently recieved a new computer with Vista Business. I tried to sync my

Dopod 838 Pro with WMDC and got it connected, but the option to sync with

Outlook was greyed out saying "outlook is not installed".

Since then, I've tried to sync my new HTC TYTN II with WMDC and had the same

problem.

I've got Outlook 2000 installed and working fine. For some reasong though

WMDC doesn't see it. I understand that Microsoft don't support 2000 anymore,

but I'm wondering if there's a work-around until my business upgrades to

Office 2007 in 3 months time.

Thanks.