Can not define send/receive group

[hampyoung]

I'm using MS Outlook 2003 and have never been able to do a manual
send/receive. That, I can live with. However, now I can't even send or
receive. When I go to define a send/receive group to check the
settings, there's no response.
When I test the account settings, it works; but I can't manually send
anything or receive anything.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled about 6 times. I deleted the .srs
files, even the archive.pst files (had to put those back though) and I
still see the same account listed when I reinstall. I'm thinking
there's some hiccup in some file that isn't being deleted when I
uninstall. I've probably spent 12 hours working on this over the past
month. My default is to wait for Office 2007.

Any ideas on how to get this functional again?

Thanks,
HampYoung

 

[hampyoung]

UPDATE:

After trying the other things listed to similar problems {renaming the
..srs file, the outcmd.dat file, resetting the toolbars (had done that
before) }, I came across a recommendation to create an entirely new
profile.
I did so (under control pane, mail; then enter the email info) and
deleted the old profile. Then in Outlook, I imported my calendar and
contacts, etc.
Voila ! I can send/receive and I can define the send/receive
settings!!
So, something in the profile was corrupt or just pain old unhappy.

Hope this helps someone else too.

HampYoung

 

[Brian Tillman]

I came across a recommendation to create an entirely new
profile.
I did so (under control pane, mail; then enter the email info) and
deleted the old profile. Then in Outlook, I imported my calendar and
contacts, etc.

Never export to or import from a PST. There's no need and you lose data.
Why didn't you simply point to that PST in the new profile?