Unable to delete recurring meeting

[sumatradc]

Unable to delete a recurring meeting (user was NOT the organizer but the
organizer deleted the meeting without sending to participants) in Outlook
2003 Exchange mailbox on XP machine. When you double-click on the item in
any view (including recurring appointments view) you get the "can't open this
item" error.

I've tried:
Highlighting the item in the recurring appointments view and hitting delete.
No luck.
Right clicking on the item while in recurring appointments view (hoping to
get a delete option). Nothing.
Clearing the forms cache (both thru the Tools/Options/Other/Advanced/Forms
and also deleting the the .dat file from the C: drive.)
Changing the pdf addin value in the local user registry from 3 to 2. No luck.

Any other suggestions? This wouldn't bother the user so much except the
meeting 1. was set with no end date; 2. Reminder pops up continuously since
user can't dismiss it...

Any

 

[sumatradc]

GOT IT! Carried out the below steps to delete the item in Reminders folder.

With Outlook CLOSED, download MFCMAPI tool from
http://support.microsoft.com/?ID=291794

1. Run MFCMAPI on the desktop
2. Go to Session->Logon and Display Store Table
3. Select your profile
4. Select Mailbox
5. Expand "Root Container"
6. Right click “Reminders" and select "Open Contents Table"
7. New Window Launches with Title Reminders
8. Select all the reminder items listed there, Right click and select
"Delete Message"
9. Close MFCMAPI

Reopened Outlook and don't find the past Reminders firing again. The issue
got resolved.

 

[sumatradc]

Want to make sure that people understand that I only chose the reminder that
was causing the problem and deleted it using the MFCMAPI tool, NOT ALL of the
reminder items listed (as noted in Step 8).

 

[ANNA TREINKMAN]

How can I delete the corrupted recurring appts without selecting each one and deleting them one by one? It is taking forever. I have 1553 reminders for 2 different rucurring appts. I can't dlete them and was trying this but i don't see how to slect a bunch of them at once?
Thanks
Anna

 

[Brian Tillman]

How can I delete the corrupted recurring appts without selecting each one
and deleting them one by
one? It is taking forever. I have 1553 reminders for 2 different
rucurring appts. I can't dlete them
and was trying this but i don't see how to slect a bunch of them at once?

Each recurring appointment is exactly one entry in your calendar. View your
calendar in a table view like Events or By Category and delete unwanted
recurring events that way. Then, start Outlook once with the
/cleanreminders command switch. Press WinKey+R. In the Open field, type

outlook.exe /cleanreminders

Be sure to include the space. Press Enter.