get"cannot turn off reminder" message you specified cant be found

[Guest]

I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can dismiss it
now.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Guest]

I read this possible repair in other posts but not sure how to do this in
pratice. How do i start outlook with the /cleanreminders switch?
sorry to sound like such a novice!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that ;-)
For now;
Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the path is
captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.

 

[Guest]

i'm not sure if i am doing this correctly. I am running windows XP home
edition and I have gone to START and then to RUN and have typed in "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders and then pressed ENTER.
I then get a message "windows cannot find "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders. Make sure you typed name correctly."
What am i doing wrong? Thank you for your patience.

No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that ;-)
For now;
Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the path is
captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
I read this possible repair in other posts but not sure how to do this in
pratice. How do i start outlook with the /cleanreminders switch?
sorry to sound like such a novice!

Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can dismiss
it
now.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Roady [MVP]]

As I said; change your path to outlook.exe
It will probably look something like this for you;
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
i'm not sure if i am doing this correctly. I am running windows XP home
edition and I have gone to START and then to RUN and have typed in "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders and then pressed ENTER.
I then get a message "windows cannot find "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders. Make sure you typed name correctly."
What am i doing wrong? Thank you for your patience.

No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that ;-)
For now;
Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the path is
captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
I read this possible repair in other posts but not sure how to do this in
pratice. How do i start outlook with the /cleanreminders switch?
sorry to sound like such a novice!

Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can dismiss
it
now.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Guest]

ok - i have just done exactly as you said including the quotation marks
before C and after exe and still get the message - windows cannot find
"c:\program files\ etc etc
I cannot see what i am doing wrong?

As I said; change your path to outlook.exe
It will probably look something like this for you;
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
i'm not sure if i am doing this correctly. I am running windows XP home
edition and I have gone to START and then to RUN and have typed in "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders and then pressed ENTER.
I then get a message "windows cannot find "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders. Make sure you typed name correctly."
What am i doing wrong? Thank you for your patience.

No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that ;-)
For now;
Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the path is
captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I read this possible repair in other posts but not sure how to do this in
pratice. How do i start outlook with the /cleanreminders switch?
sorry to sound like such a novice!

Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can dismiss
it
now.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Guest]

i have tried again and it worked - i put a space after outlook.exe" and
before cleanreminders.
Hopefully this will fix it now.
Thanks again

ok - i have just done exactly as you said including the quotation marks
before C and after exe and still get the message - windows cannot find
"c:\program files\ etc etc
I cannot see what i am doing wrong?

As I said; change your path to outlook.exe
It will probably look something like this for you;
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
i'm not sure if i am doing this correctly. I am running windows XP home
edition and I have gone to START and then to RUN and have typed in "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders and then pressed ENTER.
I then get a message "windows cannot find "path to
outlook.exe"/cleanreminders. Make sure you typed name correctly."
What am i doing wrong? Thank you for your patience.

No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that ;-)
For now;
Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the path is
captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I read this possible repair in other posts but not sure how to do this in
pratice. How do i start outlook with the /cleanreminders switch?
sorry to sound like such a novice!

:

Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can dismiss
it
now.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring to
delete a reminder:
"cannot turn off reminder"
"you may be reminded again"
"the message you specified cannot be found"

how can i get rid of these reminders?

thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Actually, the path is not required, just typing in start->run->outlook.exe
/cleanreminders works just as well as the full path.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Roady [MVP] asked:

| No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that
| ;-) For now;
| Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders
|
| Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the
| path is captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.
|
|
|| Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can
|| dismiss it
|| now.
||
|| --
|| Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
|| Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
|| http://www.howto-outlook.com/
|| Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
||
|| -----
|| message || I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring
|| to delete a reminder:
|| "cannot turn off reminder"
|| "you may be reminded again"
|| "the message you specified cannot be found"
||
|| how can i get rid of these reminders?
||
|| thanks

 

[Roady [MVP]]

True, as long as outlook.exe is mentioned in App Paths.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Actually, the path is not required, just typing in start->run->outlook.exe
/cleanreminders works just as well as the full path.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Roady [MVP] asked:

| No problem, I'm actually creating a tool right now to help with that
| ;-) For now;
| Start-> Run; "path to outlook.exe" /cleanreminders
|
| Note that you need to change the path to Outlook.exe and that the
| path is captured in quotes (") but not the switch itself.
|
|
|| Start Outlook with the /cleanreminders switch and see if you can
|| dismiss it
|| now.
||
|| --
|| Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
|| Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
|| http://www.howto-outlook.com/
|| Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
||
|| -----
|| message || I am running Outlook 2002 and I get the following message when tring
|| to delete a reminder:
|| "cannot turn off reminder"
|| "you may be reminded again"
|| "the message you specified cannot be found"
||
|| how can i get rid of these reminders?
||
|| thanks

 

[Guest]

I am also running Outlook 2003, and have the same issue with a phantom
reminder for a meeting that no longer exists in my calendar. However, even
after completing the start->run->outlook.exe /cleanreminders step, the
reminder continues to pop up every time I open Outlook, and every time my
screen savor is activated. Is there any other way to get rid of it?