Reminder icon not showing on appointment

[Cathy b.]

I recently had to re-install Outlook 2007 on my newly configured Vista
laptop. I am accustomed to seeing a little icon (I think it is red) next to
each entry in my calendar for which I have set a reminder. That icon is not
appearing even though the reminder is popping up in a Reminder window. I'd
like to be able to identify those entries that I've set a reminder for
without having to open the entry to check. I used to be able to do that. Is
there something I need to do to "turn on" the reminder icon?

 

[Michael A.]

Is Microsoft planning to address this? Table view is unsatisfactory.

Removing a feature is a conscious decision - what was the rationale?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, they addressed it - for Outlook 2010 (the reminder icon is optional). I
don't expect them to change it in 2007 though (it probably would have been
in SP2 if they were going to fix it). Sorry.

The reasoning was that it cluttered up the interface and they wanted a
cleaner look.

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