Outlook "out of memory or system resources"

[Luc]

After a complete re-install of Windows Vista and MS Office, I wanted to
import my previous Outlook Rules (*.rwz extension). However, invariably there
is a message that the system is "Out of memory or system resources. Close
some windows or programs and try again."

This message occurs even when only Outlook is open, and after rebooting. 4GB
RAM should be more than sufficient for something as simple as importing
rules, and neither MemTest-86 nor MS Office Diagnostics indicate any problem
with my PC's memory.

What is causing this error message? And how to remedy or "clear" my PC's
memory so that I can import the Outlook rules? Any advice or guidance is
greatly appreciated.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Yes, that error message is a bit off in your case ;-)

Was the rwz-file generated from the same pst-file and same version of
Outlook that you are now using? Imported pst-files would count as a new
pst-file.

 

[Luc]

Robert: Yes, it's the same version of Outlook as before (i.e., 2007). In
fact, everything is the same (so also the PST file) and I have used this
procedure in the past without any problem.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Try running scanpst.exe against your pst-file and see if it comes up with
any errors. This could prevent you from importing the rwz-file;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77

 

[UrbanKaos]

Luc,

We have experienced the same problem with Rules becoming corrupt purely
based on the size of the file you are trying to import. I think the file size
limit is 64kb, anything over this and you run the risk of corruption and
subsequently errors such as you have seen. You can additionally go to Start >
Run > type in Outlook /cleanrules and this should clear out any corrupt rules
that exist, however a word to the wise; make sure you have a backup!