"When I did outlook.exe /cleanviews it wiped out all my customized views"
Which I told you would happen.
If you now leave all the folders in their default view, editing the default
Messages view through Define Views... will change the view for all the
folders that use the Messages view.
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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
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"coffent" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> That didn't work, and unfortunately was somewhat disasterous. When I did
> outlook.exe /cleanviews it wiped out all my customized views and I had to
> start all over rebuilding them. What I want to do is have a modified
> customized view apply to all existing instances of that view, not delete
> the
> customized view.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Modify the default Messages view;
>> View-> Current View-> Define Views-> Messages-> Modify...
>>
>> This would only apply to folders that are still in their default view. If
>> you have modified them individually you can choose to reset all views
>> first
>> by;
>> Start-> Run; outlook.exe /cleanviews
>>
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>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
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>> "coffent" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3FC82C6F-4BDF-4B19-9BB0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When an Outlook mailbox view is modified, the changes apply only to the
>> > folder from which the change was made, even though the view is
>> > specified
>> > as
>> > being available to all folders. As a result, nominally the same view
>> > can
>> > be
>> > completely different in different folders. How can I get the modified
>> > view
>> > to apply to *all* folders that use that view without going through
>> > every
>> > folder that uses it and making the identical change?
>>
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