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.

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.

--
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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.

Ken, Thank you so much--it worked! I am now getting my reminders again.
Have a great day.

Bob

"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.
>
> --
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>
>

Thank you Ken! This worked for me as well and I have been struggling trying
to get my reminders to work for weeks now!! The other thing that has not
been working for me is future-dated e-mails not being sent. I hope the two
are related and this is working for me too!

Lynn

"mccalr1" wrote:

> Ken, Thank you so much--it worked! I am now getting my reminders again.
> Have a great day.
>
> Bob
>
> "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.
> >
> > --
> > 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> >

Ken,

I am having the same problems as Bob. I typed the link in the dialog box but
it did not fix the problem. Am I doing something wrong.

"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.
>
> --
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>
>

Did you get any errors?

If no errors then you might have a corrupted profile. Another possibility is
if you are using a PDA and synching with Outlook.

You can create a new Outlook profile from scratch and see if that works.

If you use a PDA and synch software make sure you are using the latest
version. Some of that stuff synchs the hidden Reminders folder and ends up
corrupting it.

--
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


"Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ECC1FEF1-8B0B-44FA-9041-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ken,
>
> I am having the same problems as Bob. I typed the link in the dialog box
> but
> it did not fix the problem. Am I doing something wrong.

I tried to utilize your fix, but I did receive errors.

I typed the following message in the start - run dialog box
outlook.exe/resetfolders/cleanreminders

Did I type it wrong? Am I missing something?
Thank you:-)

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

> Did you get any errors?
>
> If no errors then you might have a corrupted profile. Another possibility is
> if you are using a PDA and synching with Outlook.
>
> You can create a new Outlook profile from scratch and see if that works.
>
> If you use a PDA and synch software make sure you are using the latest
> version. Some of that stuff synchs the hidden Reminders folder and ends up
> corrupting it.
>
> --
> 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
>
>
> "Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ECC1FEF1-8B0B-44FA-9041-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Ken,
> >
> > I am having the same problems as Bob. I typed the link in the dialog box
> > but
> > it did not fix the problem. Am I doing something wrong.
>
>

Did you leave spaces between the switches and before the first switch? It
doesn't look like it.

--
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


"Misty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:648DA532-8524-485F-8A10-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I tried to utilize your fix, but I did receive errors.
>
> I typed the following message in the start - run dialog box
> outlook.exe/resetfolders/cleanreminders
>
> Did I type it wrong? Am I missing something?
> Thank you:-)

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?

"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.
>
> --
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>
>

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?

"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.
>
> --
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>
>