Tool bar dissappear

[Guest]

For some reason the tool bar that expands so I can view the calendar in 1
day, 5 work week 7 week and 31 month has dissappeared. How do I get it back?

 

[BillR [MVP]]

With Outlook closed try deleting outcmd.dat and restart Outlook. You will
lose all command-bar customizations.
If that doesn't help try resetting the view - with that view shown - View |
Current View | Customize Current View click "reset current view".

 

[Guest]

BillR, thanks for replying. I went to view within Outlook and reset and
nothing happen. Am I suppose to restart my computer for something to happen?
The other option of deleting outcmd.dat I am not familiar with. Please
walk me through that process.

 

[BillR [MVP]]

No on the restart. It should fix it straight away.

For outcmd.dat:
1. Exit Outlook;
2. Locate the OUTCMD.DAT file.
If you are running Windows XP and you installed Outlook on its default path,
you can find the file in "C:\Documents and Settings\-USER-\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook", where "-USER-" if the name of your Windows login
account. If not, search your local disk for the filename;
3. Rename the OUTCMD.DAT file to a different filename;
4. Restart Outlook.

Note that you might be navigating through hidden folders above so ensure
your options are set to show hidden files and folders,

 

[Guest]

BillR, I am a litte concern about going this route for fear of losing my
email, contacts etc. What if I reloaded my Office 2003 disk? Do you think
that will bring back that tool bar w/o deleting any email, contacts etc. ?

 

[Brian Tillman]

BillR, I am a litte concern about going this route for fear of losing
my email, contacts etc.

Deleting the outcmd.dat file won't affect any of your Outlook data. It
resets the toolbars.

What if I reloaded my Office 2003 disk?

That won't help.