send/receive error message

[Kay]

I kept getting a pop up box about email tasks not
completed even when Outlook wasn't open. I clicked on
something to make it go away (don't remember what it was
exactly - I was in the middle of a project and this
notice was very distracting).

Now when the Inbox in open and I click on Send/Receive, I
get an error message box that reads "The Operation
Failed". I'm still getting mail, but only when it is
scheduled to be scanned for incoming items.

How can I restore the ability to check for incoming mail
at will?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What is the exact error message and what version of
Outlook are you using? It also helps if you post your
Operating System as well.

 

[Kay]

I am using the version of Outlook that came with the
Windows XP on my new computer that was installed 3 months
ago.

The exact error message is: THE OPERATION FAILED. It is
in a small box with the heading of Microsoft Outlook and
also in the box there is a yellow triangle containing an
exclamation point.