I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been created. If
I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message saying that it
couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File Management. Scanpst.exe
doesn't get rid of it. Single computer. XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.

Thoughts?

"its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed) (hold the spam)> wrote in message
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>I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been created.
>If I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message saying that it
>couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File Management.
>Scanpst.exe doesn't get rid of it. Single computer. XP. - SP 2. Office
>2003.
>
> Thoughts?
>

Further to the above - Right click - close --gives message that says
"operation failed. an object could not be found".

Hello its_my_dime" (hold the spam),

Have you tried creating a new Outlook profile?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html

> I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been
> created. If I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message
> saying that it couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File
> Management. Scanpst.exe doesn't get rid of it. Single computer.
> XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.
>
> Thoughts?
>

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello its_my_dime" (hold the spam),
>
> Have you tried creating a new Outlook profile?
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>
>> I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been
>> created. If I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message
>> saying that it couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File
>> Management. Scanpst.exe doesn't get rid of it. Single computer.
>> XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>

I can create and remove a new profile. It doesn't get rid of the second
"personal folders" that doesn't seem to exist anywhere except in the folder
list (as noted, it doesn't appear in the profile list).

its_my_dime, you wrote on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:52:51 -0400:

> I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been created. If
> I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message saying that it
> couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File Management. Scanpst.exe
> doesn't get rid of it. Single computer. XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.

http://groups.google.de/group/micros...f2940b1?hl=de&

--
Best Regards
Christian Goeller

It's a sign the profile is corrupt and if the second folder comes back, you
aren't really creating a new profile. Do not copy the profile - make a new
one from scratch and use a different name for it. Do not use the same
profile name as before.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

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"its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed) (hold the spam)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Ben M. Schorr - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello its_my_dime" (hold the spam),
>>
>> Have you tried creating a new Outlook profile?
>>
>> -Ben-
>> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
>> Roland Schorr & Tower
>> http://www.rolandschorr.com
>> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>>
>>> I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been
>>> created. If I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message
>>> saying that it couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File
>>> Management. Scanpst.exe doesn't get rid of it. Single computer.
>>> XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>
> I can create and remove a new profile. It doesn't get rid of the second
> "personal folders" that doesn't seem to exist anywhere except in the
> folder list (as noted, it doesn't appear in the profile list).
>
>
>
>

Top Posting:

I don't understand. I have a "main" profile that works fine. Call it:
"personal folders - main". It handles all email, etc.

I also have a second group: call it "extra files" with some saved email,
passwords, address files, etc. It also works fine.

There is a third profile that has nothing in it as far as I can tell. It is
listed as "personal folders".
But it can't be opened, closed or deleted or anything changed about it.
This is the one I want to remove.

Again, thoughts.


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uHFJ9%(E-Mail Removed)...
> It's a sign the profile is corrupt and if the second folder comes back,
> you aren't really creating a new profile. Do not copy the profile - make a
> new one from scratch and use a different name for it. Do not use the same
> profile name as before.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
> Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> "its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed) (hold the spam)> wrote in
> message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Ben M. Schorr - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hello its_my_dime" (hold the spam),
>>>
>>> Have you tried creating a new Outlook profile?
>>>
>>> -Ben-
>>> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
>>> Roland Schorr & Tower
>>> http://www.rolandschorr.com
>>> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>>>
>>>> I have a second "personal folders" file that seems to have been
>>>> created. If I click on it or try to close it, I get an error message
>>>> saying that it couldn't be opened. It does not appear in Data File
>>>> Management. Scanpst.exe doesn't get rid of it. Single computer.
>>>> XP. - SP 2. Office 2003.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>
>> I can create and remove a new profile. It doesn't get rid of the second
>> "personal folders" that doesn't seem to exist anywhere except in the
>> folder list (as noted, it doesn't appear in the profile list).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

I have the exact same problem. (This post's only purpose is to confirm
that "It's My Dime" is not a crazy person).

I'm interested in the solution also.

I suspect that the solution is somewhere in here:

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

but I don't understand what to do.

If I create new profiles can I delete ALL of the old ones from the registry?
How do I know which profiles are old and which are new?

Thank you.



"James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have the exact same problem. (This post's only purpose is to confirm
> that "It's My Dime" is not a crazy person).
>
> I'm interested in the solution also.
>

its_my_dime <(E-Mail Removed) (hold the spam)> wrote:

> I don't understand. I have a "main" profile that works fine. Call it:
> "personal folders - main". It handles all email, etc.
>
> I also have a second group: call it "extra files" with some saved
> email, passwords, address files, etc. It also works fine.

You are confusing "mail profile" with "Personal Folders file". Mail
profiles are manipulated with Control Panel's Mail applet. See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
--
Brian Tillman