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Old February 16th, 2005, 03:28 PM
Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]
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Many things can cause problems with the Outlook reminders service, it's hard
to say. Bad profiles, some synch software, phases of the moon... You pick

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Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
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"Kauwila" wrote in message
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A comment...I have been having the same problem since applying one of the
Windows updates (not sure which one). But I tried this and it worked!!! I
found it best to simply copy the directions (outlook.exe /resetfolders
/cleanreminders) and paste into the Run dialog.

What a relief! But what caused this?


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Old February 25th, 2005, 08:31 PM
Nate
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Ok, I have a question regarding all of this. Is there a way to set up Office
so that reminders will pop-up, even when Outlook isn't running? If so how?
I can't figure it out.
Thanks,
Nate
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Old February 25th, 2005, 09:35 PM
Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]
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No, Outlook must be running.

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Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
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"Nate" wrote in message
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Ok, I have a question regarding all of this. Is there a way to set up
Office
so that reminders will pop-up, even when Outlook isn't running? If so
how?
I can't figure it out.
Thanks,
Nate


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Old February 25th, 2005, 09:41 PM
Nate
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In that case, do you know of a way I can get Outlook to start, when windows
starts, but have it be minimized to the Application Tray, when it starts,
just like MSN or Windows Messenger is capable of doing?
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Old February 25th, 2005, 11:17 PM
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Thank you so much! This was the perfect advice I was looking for.
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Old February 28th, 2005, 03:30 PM
Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]
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There's no command line switch for that but it's an easy macro to write. You
could write a macro for that and put it in the Application_Startup() event
handler in the ThisOutlookSession class module:

Private Sub Application_Startup()
Dim oExpl As Outlook.Explorer

On Error Resume Next

Set oExpl = Application.ActiveExplorer
If Not oExpl Is Nothing Then
oExpl.WindowState = olMinimized
End If
End Sub

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Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Nate" wrote in message
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In that case, do you know of a way I can get Outlook to start, when
windows
starts, but have it be minimized to the Application Tray, when it starts,
just like MSN or Windows Messenger is capable of doing?


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Old March 1st, 2005, 01:03 AM
Sherri
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Tried the switches you suggested. Nada. My problem started when my profile
corrupted in an older version of Outlook. Profile was fixed, but reminders
stopped working. My IT guy told me it would correct itself when he updated.
He's a liar. Suggestions?

"Bob" wrote:

Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on, none
of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to fix
it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old March 1st, 2005, 04:35 PM
Sherri
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Ooops! Never mind. They started working this morning. Thanks!

"Sherri" wrote:

Tried the switches you suggested. Nada. My problem started when my profile
corrupted in an older version of Outlook. Profile was fixed, but reminders
stopped working. My IT guy told me it would correct itself when he updated.
He's a liar. Suggestions?

"Bob" wrote:

Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on, none
of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to fix
it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old April 14th, 2005, 04:18 PM
wbchaney
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Thanks, Ken! That worked for me, too!
Bill, also from Robins AFB!

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Try starting Outlook with the /resetfolders and /cleanreminders switches. In
the Start, Run dialog:

outlook.exe /resetfolders /cleanreminders

Then press Enter. See if that helps.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
news
Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on,

none
of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to

fix
it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.




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Old April 18th, 2005, 10:22 AM
viktoria
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Hi there
I have the same problem. I tried the clearreminder etc switches. After that
I receive all my reminders but an error as well (as well as when I just
simply run Outlook), and reminders don't come up any more again:-(
The error I receive:
"There was a problem reading one or more of your reminders. Some reminders
may not appear. Cannot locate recurrence information for this appointment."
I use Outlook 2003 and it's been a problem for a month.

Any advice?
Thanks!

"Bob" wrote:

Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on, none
of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to fix
it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 




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