Outlook 2007 - Reminders not popping up

[ianggjames]

I've had to reinstall Outlook 2007 on my desktop PC following a system
problem and disk reformat. Prior to that, all the reminders worked fine.
Now, none of them ever appear. The actual .pst file is on my laptop PC -
which I access on my desktop PC via a local network connection when I'm at
home (this has always worked fine and avoids copying back and forth). If I
open Outlook on the laptop instead of the deskop, reminders work perfectly
(as they also do on my PDA, which I sync with the laptop using Activesync),
so I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the .pst file. I've restarted Outlook
with the /cleanreminders switch. I'm guessing my only answer is to uninstall
and reinstall Outlook?? Or is there some setting somewhere I might have
missed?

 

[Milly Staples - MVP Outlook]

Do you use both Outlooks to send/receive, use calendar, etc.? If yes, then
once the reminder appears on one Outlook, it considers the item reminded and
does not do a second (repeat) reminder on the other.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[ianggjames]

I understand what you're saying - but Outlook only considers reminders dealt
with if you snooze or dismiss them - not just because they came up. If you
close Outlook without doing so, they simply pop up again next time you open
Outlook (i.e it will keep reminding, at open, every time until you deal with
them). When reminders come up, I decide what to do with them (individually).
If I've already dealt with one, I dismiss; otherwise I snooze for a period
relevant to the item (or just ignore it while I think about it). I close down
Outlook at the end of the day - usually with a dozen or more reminders not
dealt with. Generally, that means that maybe 20-30 reminders pop up as soon
as I switch on Outlook every single day of my life (and others during the
day). If I switch on Outlook right now on my laptop, that many reminders pop
up (in a separate window, headed "Reminders"). On my desktop, not one
reminder has popped up in 48 hours since I reinstalled - despite the fact
that at least 50 should have done. I have set reminders for a few minutes
time, to see what happens - result - nothing happens. I can close down
Outlook on the laptop without cancelling or snoozing a single reminder - then
open Outlook from the desktop - and nothing happens. Reinstall time, I think.

Do you use both Outlooks to send/receive, use calendar, etc.? If yes, then
once the reminder appears on one Outlook, it considers the item reminded and
does not do a second (repeat) reminder on the other.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I've had to reinstall Outlook 2007 on my desktop PC following a system
problem and disk reformat. Prior to that, all the reminders worked fine.
Now, none of them ever appear. The actual .pst file is on my laptop PC -
which I access on my desktop PC via a local network connection when I'm at
home (this has always worked fine and avoids copying back and forth). If
I
open Outlook on the laptop instead of the deskop, reminders work perfectly
(as they also do on my PDA, which I sync with the laptop using
Activesync),
so I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the .pst file. I've restarted
Outlook
with the /cleanreminders switch. I'm guessing my only answer is to
uninstall
and reinstall Outlook?? Or is there some setting somewhere I might have
missed?

 

[ianggjames]

This is weird. Switched on this morning and opened Outlook. No reminders as
usual. Prepared to uninstall (taking snapshots of email accounts etc. ready
for re-setup) and dealt with some emails - so running for about an hour, I'd
guess. Just about to shut down and uninstall when the Reminders window
popped up. Previously, it always appeared almost immediately after opening
Outlook - usually about a 30-60 second delay, on average. There were about 6
active reminders in the last set for, or snoozed to, times about an hour
BEFORE I switched on this morning, so why it should take an hour to appear, I
just have no idea. As I said, weird. Will setup some more detailed tests on
alarm timings then see what happens when next opened before deciding whether
to reinstall.

I understand what you're saying - but Outlook only considers reminders dealt
with if you snooze or dismiss them - not just because they came up. If you
close Outlook without doing so, they simply pop up again next time you open
Outlook (i.e it will keep reminding, at open, every time until you deal with
them). When reminders come up, I decide what to do with them (individually).
If I've already dealt with one, I dismiss; otherwise I snooze for a period
relevant to the item (or just ignore it while I think about it). I close down
Outlook at the end of the day - usually with a dozen or more reminders not
dealt with. Generally, that means that maybe 20-30 reminders pop up as soon
as I switch on Outlook every single day of my life (and others during the
day). If I switch on Outlook right now on my laptop, that many reminders pop
up (in a separate window, headed "Reminders"). On my desktop, not one
reminder has popped up in 48 hours since I reinstalled - despite the fact
that at least 50 should have done. I have set reminders for a few minutes
time, to see what happens - result - nothing happens. I can close down
Outlook on the laptop without cancelling or snoozing a single reminder - then
open Outlook from the desktop - and nothing happens. Reinstall time, I think.

Do you use both Outlooks to send/receive, use calendar, etc.? If yes, then
once the reminder appears on one Outlook, it considers the item reminded and
does not do a second (repeat) reminder on the other.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I've had to reinstall Outlook 2007 on my desktop PC following a system
problem and disk reformat. Prior to that, all the reminders worked fine.
Now, none of them ever appear. The actual .pst file is on my laptop PC -
which I access on my desktop PC via a local network connection when I'm at
home (this has always worked fine and avoids copying back and forth). If
I
open Outlook on the laptop instead of the deskop, reminders work perfectly
(as they also do on my PDA, which I sync with the laptop using
Activesync),
so I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the .pst file. I've restarted
Outlook
with the /cleanreminders switch. I'm guessing my only answer is to
uninstall
and reinstall Outlook?? Or is there some setting somewhere I might have
missed?