Problems with Appointments

[DHD]

I am using Outlook 2003 and suddenly developed problems apparently having to
do with my calendar personal folder. I can see appointments in my calendar,
but when I click on them they do not appear. I cannot enter new
appointments.

Folders:
In my All Mail Folders directory, under personal folders directory I do not
see a "calendar" folder

I am using Outlook to access an imap email box at work. In the personal
folders grouped with the IMAP folders, I see the calendar folder and when I
click on it, I see my past appointments.

One other possible complication: I have a Dell Axim (PDA) and am
synchronizing it with my desktop. Appointments made on the PDA are not
transferring to the desktop.

I cannot think of any changes I made deliberately that would explain this
sudden change.
I appreciate any help you can offer.
Don

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Are other aspects of Outlook still working? The most common cause of sudden
changes in functionality is a) the expiration of trial versions of Office
components and b) failure to activate. For starters, choose Help - Activate
Product to see if one of these is the problem.

 

[DHD]

Yes, everything else is working fine it seems; only the calendar is "dead"
This is not a trial version and it is on a new computer. All was working
fine until a day ago.

 

[DHD]

Herb: some more information indicating some disconnect w folders: from
"Outlook Today" when I click on an appointment I have I get a gray page w
this:
"Unable to display the folder. Microsoft Office Outlook could not access the
specified folder location."

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I've been assuming that you're not connected to an Exchange Server. Is that
correct?

If so... I'm now wondering if your .pst file has become damaged. I would
make a backup copy of it, then run the Inbox Repair Tool to see if that
fixes it. The .pst file is basically a database file that contains various
Outlook items. If it becomes damaged, you can see the kind of behavior
you're seeing.

Take a look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q287497/

 

[DHD]

thanks Herb.
I'm not working on an exchange server, correct.
Oddly enough, a day or two later, I suddenly found the calendar to be
working again without a hitch. I have no idea what happened to freeze it up,
and no idea of how it got fixed. But I'm glad to see it working again; I had
missed a couple of appointments trying to keep them in my unrliable brain.

--Don