I don't get a notification for appointments or calendar items

[John]

I can create an appointment and set the time that I want it to notify me, and
it does not alert me at that given time.

 

[Oliver Vukovics]

Hi John,

if you don´t get a reminder in your default folders, try to start Outlook
with a "Command-line": "/CleanReminders".

Have a look on this site for how to start Outlook with a "Command-line":
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP010031101033.aspx

Maybe it helps.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I can create an appointment and set the time that I want it to notify
me, and it does not alert me at that given time.

Is this appointment in your default calendar? What version of Outlook?