How do I repair Outlook Reminder services?

[Guest]

After Outlook 2003 has loaded, I get an error balloon stating Outlook cannot
start Reminder Services, and I then get no reminders on my PC, in spite of
the Reminders being all switched on under Tools/Options etc. I have reparied
the PST file using scanpst, I have detect/repaired Outlook, to no avail.
Last time this happened I had to copy the whole of my PST file to a new file
(within Outlook) and then make that new file my default PST file, but that is
messy and means I have to sort out my PDA's synchronisation as well (using
ActiveSync4.1). I am running it on XP Home/SP2 with all latest patches.
Have others met this? Any simple ideas?

 

[Guest]

Try starting Outlook once with the /CleanReminders switch. If you need help
using Outlook command line switches, look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296192

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[Guest]

I did this at the start as I was advised this route on a previous time - but
it didn't work, and doesn't today. It seems my only recourse is to copy all
the folders in my PST file across to a new PST file - but that is laborious
especially with a other routines related to the original PST files. Surely,
there must be a repair toolkit that can reset the "Reminder Service" to start
to work?

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

See if starting Outlook with the /resetfolders switch works. That should
reset the reminders service.

 

[Guest]

Works a treat - thanks! Wish someone had told me of this switch before...

 

[Brian Tillman]

Works a treat - thanks! Wish someone had told me of this switch
before...

Click Help and enter "command line" in the search box.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. This worked for me too. What does it actually do?
Terry

 

[Guest]

/ResetFolders resets the default Outlook folders to their original factory
settings.

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[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

And, in relation to the reminders service it resets the MAPI properties
PR_REM_OFFLINE_ENTRYID and PR_REM_ONLINE_ENTRYID in the Inbox that tell
Outlook the locations of the offline and online Reminders folder. It also
resets the MAPI restriction on the Reminders search folder.




"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Guest]

Yeah, what you said, too... ;-)

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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And, in relation to the reminders service it resets the MAPI properties
PR_REM_OFFLINE_ENTRYID and PR_REM_ONLINE_ENTRYID in the Inbox that tell
Outlook the locations of the offline and online Reminders folder. It also
resets the MAPI restriction on the Reminders search folder.




"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]"

/ResetFolders resets the default Outlook folders to their original factory
settings.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
reply
only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

But you knew that too, of course




"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]"