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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, billku asked:
| I did a search of my entire c drive -- no "outcmd.dat" file seems to
| be present. Where would it normally be? Thanks so much for your
| help!
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
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|| Close Outlook. Find and rename outcmd.dat to .old. (If using
|| Windows 2000 or XP, you will need to enable searching hidden and
|| system folders.)
||
|| Once you have done so, reopen Outlook and it should open fine. You
|| will need to rebuild any custom toolbars or customizations as the
|| file outcmd.dat controls how the toolbars display. When it becomes
|| corrupted, it will cause Outlook to hang because it cannot create
|| the toolbars that you expect.
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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|| After furious head scratching, billku asked:
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||| When I open Outlook 2002, the welcome screen stays on the screen for
||| about 20-30 seconds. Why is it doing that and is there anything I
||| can do to get me quicker access to the program? Thanks in advance!
