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Can't open/move Outlook XP calendar items

 
 
Chris
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      2nd Sep 2003
I installed the beta and the refresh, and then opened one
of my Outlook XP PST files. No Exchange Server. When I try
to open any of the calendar items or attempt to drag them
to the Calendar container of my new Outlook 2003 PST file,
I get the following error message:

"Can't open this item. Unable to open free/busy
information. Operation failed."

Any idea what is causing this?
 
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Barry
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      3rd Sep 2003
Take a look at your mail configuration settings. It
sounds like you have Outlook configured as
Corporate/Workgroup which would require an Exchange Server.

hth,
Barry
>-----Original Message-----
>I installed the beta and the refresh, and then opened one
>of my Outlook XP PST files. No Exchange Server. When I

try
>to open any of the calendar items or attempt to drag them
>to the Calendar container of my new Outlook 2003 PST

file,
>I get the following error message:
>
>"Can't open this item. Unable to open free/busy
>information. Operation failed."
>
>Any idea what is causing this?
>.
>

 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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      3rd Sep 2003
No, CW mode does not require Exchange. Also, Outlook 2002 and 2003 do not
use mail modes.

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Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.


After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Barry <(E-Mail Removed)> asked:

| Take a look at your mail configuration settings. It
| sounds like you have Outlook configured as
| Corporate/Workgroup which would require an Exchange Server.
|
| hth,
| Barry
|| -----Original Message-----
|| I installed the beta and the refresh, and then opened one
|| of my Outlook XP PST files. No Exchange Server. When I try
|| to open any of the calendar items or attempt to drag them
|| to the Calendar container of my new Outlook 2003 PST file,
|| I get the following error message:
||
|| "Can't open this item. Unable to open free/busy
|| information. Operation failed."
||
|| Any idea what is causing this?
|| .


 
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Chris Waters
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      4th Sep 2003
I don't even see a reference to the mode I'm in--at
least, not in Help > About.

How do you suggest I proceed?

Chris



>-----Original Message-----
>No, CW mode does not require Exchange. Also, Outlook

2002 and 2003 do not
>use mail modes.
>
>--
>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion

intact.
>
>
>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
>Barry <(E-Mail Removed)> asked:
>
>| Take a look at your mail configuration settings. It
>| sounds like you have Outlook configured as
>| Corporate/Workgroup which would require an Exchange

Server.
>|
>| hth,
>| Barry
>|| -----Original Message-----
>|| I installed the beta and the refresh, and then opened

one
>|| of my Outlook XP PST files. No Exchange Server. When

I try
>|| to open any of the calendar items or attempt to drag

them
>|| to the Calendar container of my new Outlook 2003 PST

file,
>|| I get the following error message:
>||
>|| "Can't open this item. Unable to open free/busy
>|| information. Operation failed."
>||
>|| Any idea what is causing this?
>|| .
>
>
>.
>

 
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Chris Waters
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      4th Sep 2003
When I attempted to drag the calendar items from my 2002
PST to my 2003 PST file, I received the "Can't open this
item" error. However, the item appeared to move properly.

I was unable to drag more than one item at a time--
selecting all and dragging produced the error and moved
only one item.

For better or worse, I dragged/moved all ~1000 items
manually. So all of my items are now present in my 2003
PST file and appear to be working properly.

What a task!


>-----Original Message-----
>I don't even see a reference to the mode I'm in--at
>least, not in Help > About.
>
>How do you suggest I proceed?
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>No, CW mode does not require Exchange. Also, Outlook

>2002 and 2003 do not
>>use mail modes.
>>
>>--
>>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion

>intact.
>>
>>
>>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
>>Barry <(E-Mail Removed)> asked:
>>
>>| Take a look at your mail configuration settings. It
>>| sounds like you have Outlook configured as
>>| Corporate/Workgroup which would require an Exchange

>Server.
>>|
>>| hth,
>>| Barry
>>|| -----Original Message-----
>>|| I installed the beta and the refresh, and then opened

>one
>>|| of my Outlook XP PST files. No Exchange Server. When

>I try
>>|| to open any of the calendar items or attempt to drag

>them
>>|| to the Calendar container of my new Outlook 2003 PST

>file,
>>|| I get the following error message:
>>||
>>|| "Can't open this item. Unable to open free/busy
>>|| information. Operation failed."
>>||
>>|| Any idea what is causing this?
>>|| .
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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>

 
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