Pop-up ( popup ) reminder when new email arrives in Outlook 2000

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User had reached the 2GB *.pst file limit. PST2GB.exe was ran to trim
the file size below 2GB. This created a new *.pst file. Since then,
when new email arrives in Outlook 2000 (which is connected to generic
sendmail server) all of the new incoming mail messages trigger a
reminder which display the email's subject line (never done this
before). When I open the reminder it actually opens the email. The
email appears in the Inbox as a new message, but the popup wants you
to Accept or Dismiss like an appointment in Calender.

Any ideas?


T24
 
Absolutely not - and you should know better as an MVP. This switch
did nothing, probably because it's not a reminder, it's a problem
caused by a destroyed PST file. PST2GB.exe is not an acceptable
solution to this problem. After running PST2GB.exe I get popups, can
no longer export folders, import contacts (correctly) b/c contact
names are now missing, and 'recovered folders' that contain random
email that have to be reorganized.

I am now going to use a hex editor to shrink the file size and then
run scanpst.exe.

This is something that should NEVER be allowed to happen (because
there is no way to fix it unless you find some 3rd party hack), and
the Service Releases do not go far enough to ensure this doesn't
happen.

This is my 1st time using PST2GB.exe and I am in shock of how retarded
this entire recovery process has been, absolutely unacceptable.
 
Unless the /CleanReminders switch caused some additional problem for you --
and it doesn't appear that it did -- your reaction to my post seems a little
over the top. Since you mentioned having a problem with weird reminders
popping up, I believe my suggestion (and it was just that, a *suggestion*)
was perfectly in line. I don't see how I would "know better as an MVP" that
that's not what you were asking for.

FWIW, most people -- going by the microsoft.public.outlook newsgroups,
anyway -- seem to have relative success in using the crop tool, aside from
losing the data that had to be cropped out. I'm sure it's not a perfect
process, but I don't remember seeing many postings about how the .PST file
was completely trashed after being cropped. I'm sorry that your personal
experience with it has been so terrible, but it's not necessarily a
widespread problem. And later versions of Outlook do have better built-in
protections against the oversized .PST problem. You can always send your
request for better protection for Outlook 2000 to (e-mail address removed) (with
Outlook in the subject line) -- they WILL read your request.

--
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. ***


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The crop tool in three tests using the same options produced a
different PST output 3 times. Where is it documented on how, or more
importantly what data is being cropped? What if I archive on a
regular basis and then the archive.pst reaches 2GB?
This is the second PST file I have cropped in 2 weeks. Both have
messed up contacts, both have recovered folders in lost and found. I
can actually work with this but I could not deal with the popups
asking to Accept or Decline every time new mail is recieved; it's an
obvious indication that the pst file has problems.
One thing is clear: The crop tool will ruin a pst file (in one way or
another).
Joe Blow gives suggestions. MVP's appear like whoever gets the most
posts in a day gets a cookie. Knowing better is helping and relating
to someone's problem. All you read was 'reminders'. Fix a 2GB pst
file sometime and get back with me.
 
bourbonbaron said:
Joe Blow gives suggestions. MVP's appear like whoever gets the most
posts in a day gets a cookie. Knowing better is helping and relating
to someone's problem. All you read was 'reminders'. Fix a 2GB pst
file sometime and get back with me.
Click to expand...

It's well-documented that one shouldn't let the PST file get to be 2Gb and
when someone does and uses a tool that says it _might_ be able to fix it
enough to recover some entries and then can't to your satisfaction, you
decide to blame someone else? Join the real world, pal.

"Doctor, it hurts when I do that."
"Well, then, don't do that."
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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bourbonbaron said:
The crop tool in three tests using the same options produced a
different PST output 3 times. Where is it documented on how, or more
importantly what data is being cropped?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296088

What if I archive on a regular basis and then the archive.pst reaches 2GB?
Click to expand...

You need to keep an eye on the size of the archive file, just as you need to
watch the size of your main .pst file. When the archive file gets to 1GB,
move it somewhere else, rename it to make it easier to find later, and let
Outlook create a new archive.pst next time it archives.
One thing is clear: The crop tool will ruin a pst file (in one way or
another).
Click to expand...

Again, if that were the case, we'd be inundated with posts like yours on the
Outlook groups. So far, that hasn't happened, and the 2GB issue has been
around for a long time.
Joe Blow gives suggestions. MVP's appear like whoever gets the most
posts in a day gets a cookie. Knowing better is helping and relating
to someone's problem. All you read was 'reminders'. Fix a 2GB pst
file sometime and get back with me.
Click to expand...

This is a volunteer forum, not paid technical support. Those of us who
choose to spend many hours of our own time helping others are still only
capable of helping based on what we know and the resources we can search for
answers. What we don't know, hopefully we will learn in time. Thankfully,
most people we help are grateful for our time and effort, even if we aren't
able to solve the problem at hand. Perhaps it's time for you to call
Microsoft Product Support Services and see if you fare any better there.

--
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. ***
 
Fine. I have read Outlook's F1 help. When should I start adding the
'MVP - Outlook' to my name?
 
Brian Tillman said:
It's well-documented that one shouldn't let the PST file get to be 2Gb and
when someone does and uses a tool that says it _might_ be able to fix it
enough to recover some entries and then can't to your satisfaction, you
decide to blame someone else? Join the real world, pal.

"Doctor, it hurts when I do that."
"Well, then, don't do that."
Click to expand...

As you probably can't tell, I'm in the real world. These things
happen. I fixed my problem, so why don't you be the good guy and
point this MVP (and the rest of the world) to the mountain of
information, because certain self-proclaimed Outlook experts don't
seem to have it. The boards have great information, people who have
experienced a particular issue helping someone with that particular
problem. Both of you have wasted my time and anyone else's who read
this by not including help or direction. Just keep getting defensive
and enjoy your krispy kreme.
 
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