How do I turn on "Outlook Today"?

[Guest]

I only recently converted from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003. I think when I
started, the Outlook Today screen came up (though maybe that was when I
started Outlook 2000, which wasn't very long ago either -- I'm a recent
upgrade from Outlook Express). Anyway, I've tried to follow the Outlook Help
pasted in below, but nothing seems to happen when I click the "Personal
folders" heading that has the little icon next to it. (I THINK I'm in the
"Navigation pane," but I'm not 100% su9re.

If you use a Personal Folders file (.pst) (Personal Folders file (.pst):
Data file that stores your messages and other items on your computer. You can
assign a .pst file to be the default delivery location for e-mail messages.
You can use a .pst to organize and back up items for safekeeping.) as your
mailbox, in the Navigation Pane, click name of the .pst file.
Note If you have more than one .pst file, the one that is your default
delivery location is the one with .

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

what happens when you go to tools, options, other, advanced and set the
start up folder to be outlook today?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I only recently converted from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003. I think
when I started, the Outlook Today screen came up (though maybe that
was when I started Outlook 2000, which wasn't very long ago either --
I'm a recent upgrade from Outlook Express). Anyway, I've tried to
follow the Outlook Help pasted in below, but nothing seems to happen
when I click the "Personal folders" heading that has the little icon
next to it. (I THINK I'm in the "Navigation pane," but I'm not 100%
su9re.

"Outlook Today" is the web page assigned to your delivery location PST. Its
icon is a little house/clock/paper leaf. That icon also exists on the
Advanced toolbar. Clicking either one should display the Outlook Today
screen.

 

[Guest]

When I click the strange little icon you describe -- or when I load Outlook
after exiting -- I get three panels: Folder list | Personal folders | a
blank grey screen.

 

[Guest]

The startup folder is already set to outlook today. But what Outlook Today
is showing ( I guess that's "Outlook Today" that's showing it) is the three
panels or columns: Folder List | Personal Folders | blank grey box covering
half the screen

 

[Brian Tillman]

When I click the strange little icon you describe -- or when I load
Outlook after exiting -- I get three panels: Folder list | Personal
folders | a blank grey screen.

Right-click on the root of your folder list and choose Properties. Click
the Home Page tab. What do you see in the "Address" field?

 

[Guest]

res://C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033\outlwvw.dll/outlook.htm

 

[Brian Tillman]

res://C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\1033\outlwvw.dll/outlook.htm

If you put that URL in Internet Explorer, what do you see?

 

[Guest]

I see "The page cannot be displayed."

If I take the res:// off the front of the URL, I get a message saying
Cannot find 'file (file name follows, including % for spaces)

 

[Brian Tillman]

I see "The page cannot be displayed."

Well, I see the Outlook Today page (with nothing filled in).

If I take the res:// off the front of the URL, I get a message saying
Cannot find 'file (file name follows, including % for spaces)

I believe the res: introducer is required. the default file: introducer
won't work. However, search for outlwvw.dll. If you locate it, does its
path match that contained in the URL? If not, can you change the URL in the
Properties of the message store to match the actual location?

 

[Guest]

I've got an outlwvw.dll in c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033,
as far as I can tell. I don't know what you mean by changing the URL in the
Properties of the message store to match the actual location.

Remember -- this is the "New Users" section of the Outlook discussion group.
You're over my head.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've got an outlwvw.dll in c:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11\1033, as far as I can tell. I don't know what you
mean by changing the URL in the Properties of the message store to
match the actual location.

Right-click the root of your data store in Outlook (you remember, the root
has that little house/clock/paper icon) and choose Properties. Select the
Home Page tab. Change the URL there (the one starting with res://) and
change the "Office" part to "Office11", to match the path where the
outlwvw.dll file actually resides.

 

[Guest]

Actually, it was simpler than that -- All I had to do was click "Restore
defaults"

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

(the problem apparently was that instead of one of the subdirectories being
OFFICE11, it was simply OFFICE.)