"Ghost" folders that aren't really ghosts

[Frank Rowe]

Upgraded my laptop from Win2K to XP, Office 2K to 2003 - all at once.

Previous Outlook install included two profiles - one for online, one for
remote. Both profiles use the same 3 PST files.

Problem is - in one profile I have three "ghost" folders that aren't normal
ghosts.
They show up between my primary storage file and my other .PSTs - with no
names and no properties that I can see.
When I try to open, show properties, delete (in short, do anything) with one
of these folders, I get the message "The set of folders cannot be opened."
(along with other messages such as "unable to expand", etc). When I try to
close one, it says "You cannot close the mailbox that contains your
calendar, contacts, and inbox" (which it doesn't). The "properties" menu
selection is grayed out for these folders. The only clue I have is that when
I try to close any of them, I see the name "<0w#25>" as the folder name (for
all three folders).

How o I get rid of these?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

We're seeing a lot of problems with ghosts on profiles carried over from an
upgrade. The best thing is to make a new profile - or you can try editing
the registry to remove them, but if you make a mistake, you need a new
profile anyway.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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