I'm using Outlook 2003 and XP SP3. To cut a long story short, I've something
screwed up and I now can't close my archive.pst folder (or delete it) from
the Personal Folders pane, I just get this error: The operation failed. An
object could not be found. I've got up-to-date backup copies of my
outlook.pst file and a valid/correct copy of archive.pst. I've followed
Vince Avarello's postings/advice about renaming the files and I've tried the
CodeTwo freeware to remove any 'ghosts' but it just reports there aren't any.
I'm reluctant to fiddle with the registry editor but I'm also dreading having
to create a new profile, which is the only other advice I can find. I've got
10 email accounts and a long list of custom Outlook categories, all of which
will be lost. Any other solutions would be VERY welcome! Many thanks in
advance...

With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in the
data section is the Archive shown?
And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?

"browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1082FBB2-9B7C-4C47-9DCB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm using Outlook 2003 and XP SP3. To cut a long story short, I've
> something
> screwed up and I now can't close my archive.pst folder (or delete it) from
> the Personal Folders pane, I just get this error: The operation failed.
> An
> object could not be found. I've got up-to-date backup copies of my
> outlook.pst file and a valid/correct copy of archive.pst. I've followed
> Vince Avarello's postings/advice about renaming the files and I've tried
> the
> CodeTwo freeware to remove any 'ghosts' but it just reports there aren't
> any.
> I'm reluctant to fiddle with the registry editor but I'm also dreading
> having
> to create a new profile, which is the only other advice I can find. I've
> got
> 10 email accounts and a long list of custom Outlook categories, all of
> which
> will be lost. Any other solutions would be VERY welcome! Many thanks in
> advance...

With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in the
data section is the Archive shown?

>>>>>>No, only Personal Folders

And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?

>>>>> Yes, but I still get the error message when I try and close the file in Outlook...


=======================
"DL" wrote:

> With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in the
> data section is the Archive shown?
> And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?
>
> "browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1082FBB2-9B7C-4C47-9DCB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm using Outlook 2003 and XP SP3. To cut a long story short, I've
> > something
> > screwed up and I now can't close my archive.pst folder (or delete it) from
> > the Personal Folders pane, I just get this error: The operation failed.
> > An
> > object could not be found. I've got up-to-date backup copies of my
> > outlook.pst file and a valid/correct copy of archive.pst. I've followed
> > Vince Avarello's postings/advice about renaming the files and I've tried
> > the
> > CodeTwo freeware to remove any 'ghosts' but it just reports there aren't
> > any.
> > I'm reluctant to fiddle with the registry editor but I'm also dreading
> > having
> > to create a new profile, which is the only other advice I can find. I've
> > got
> > 10 email accounts and a long list of custom Outlook categories, all of
> > which
> > will be lost. Any other solutions would be VERY welcome! Many thanks in
> > advance...
>
>
>

Tried this?
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/ghosts.htm

"browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news215173B-BDD7-4147-8A59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in
> the
> data section is the Archive shown?
>
>>>>>>>No, only Personal Folders
>
> And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?
>
>>>>>> Yes, but I still get the error message when I try and close the file
>>>>>> in Outlook...
>
>
> =======================
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in
>> the
>> data section is the Archive shown?
>> And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?
>>
>> "browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:1082FBB2-9B7C-4C47-9DCB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I'm using Outlook 2003 and XP SP3. To cut a long story short, I've
>> > something
>> > screwed up and I now can't close my archive.pst folder (or delete it)
>> > from
>> > the Personal Folders pane, I just get this error: The operation
>> > failed.
>> > An
>> > object could not be found. I've got up-to-date backup copies of my
>> > outlook.pst file and a valid/correct copy of archive.pst. I've
>> > followed
>> > Vince Avarello's postings/advice about renaming the files and I've
>> > tried
>> > the
>> > CodeTwo freeware to remove any 'ghosts' but it just reports there
>> > aren't
>> > any.
>> > I'm reluctant to fiddle with the registry editor but I'm also dreading
>> > having
>> > to create a new profile, which is the only other advice I can find.
>> > I've
>> > got
>> > 10 email accounts and a long list of custom Outlook categories, all of
>> > which
>> > will be lost. Any other solutions would be VERY welcome! Many thanks
>> > in
>> > advance...
>>
>>
>>

Er, yes, that's Vince's routine which I mentioned in my original post...
Look like I'm going to have to create a new profile bah humbug...

"DL" wrote:

> Tried this?
> http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/ghosts.htm
>
> "browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news215173B-BDD7-4147-8A59-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in
> > the
> > data section is the Archive shown?
> >
> >>>>>>>No, only Personal Folders
> >
> > And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?
> >
> >>>>>> Yes, but I still get the error message when I try and close the file
> >>>>>> in Outlook...
> >
> >
> > =======================
> > "DL" wrote:
> >
> >> With outlook closed, if you use the Mail Applet in the control panel, in
> >> the
> >> data section is the Archive shown?
> >> And if you run scanpst.exe on the archive are any errors corrected?
> >>
> >> "browniebodrum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:1082FBB2-9B7C-4C47-9DCB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I'm using Outlook 2003 and XP SP3. To cut a long story short, I've
> >> > something
> >> > screwed up and I now can't close my archive.pst folder (or delete it)
> >> > from
> >> > the Personal Folders pane, I just get this error: The operation
> >> > failed.
> >> > An
> >> > object could not be found. I've got up-to-date backup copies of my
> >> > outlook.pst file and a valid/correct copy of archive.pst. I've
> >> > followed
> >> > Vince Avarello's postings/advice about renaming the files and I've
> >> > tried
> >> > the
> >> > CodeTwo freeware to remove any 'ghosts' but it just reports there
> >> > aren't
> >> > any.
> >> > I'm reluctant to fiddle with the registry editor but I'm also dreading
> >> > having
> >> > to create a new profile, which is the only other advice I can find.
> >> > I've
> >> > got
> >> > 10 email accounts and a long list of custom Outlook categories, all of
> >> > which
> >> > will be lost. Any other solutions would be VERY welcome! Many thanks
> >> > in
> >> > advance...
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>