OL97: Additional Command-Line Switches

MORE INFORMATION

1. In Windows 95/98 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0, use the right mouse button to click the Outlook icon, click Properties, and then click the Shortcut tab.
   
   In Windows NT Workstation 3.51, click the Outlook icon, and then click Properties on the File menu.
2. In the Target box or the Command Line box, type the path to the Outlook executable file, type a space after the path, and then type one or more of the command-line options listed below.
   
   NOTE: If any path listed in the Target box (or Command Line box) contains spaces, such as C:\Program Files, you must enclose the path in quotation marks and use the correct case for each character in the path. The command-line switch must be typed outside the quotation mark.

Alternate Method

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type Outlook.exe, a space, and the command-line switch.

   Example: Outlook.exe /cleanreminders

3. Click OK.
   
   NOTE: The advantage of this method is that you do not have to go back and remove the command-line switch from the path of the shortcut.

      Command-Line Switch      Purpose
      -------------------      -------
   
      /Cleanfinders            Clears saved searches on the Microsoft Exchange Server.
   
      /CleanFreeBusy           Cleans and regenerates free/busy information.
   
      /CleanReminders          Cleans and regenerates reminders.
   
      /CleanViews              Restores default views.
   
      /ResetFolders            Restores missing folders for the default
                               delivery location.
   
      /ResetOutlookBar         Rebuilds the Outlook Bar.
   
      /CleanSchedPlus          Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy,
                               permissions, and .CAL file) from the server and
                               allows the free/busy information from the
                               Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all
                               Schedule+ 1.0 users.
   						

         /Regserver               Rewrites all Outlook specific registry
                                  keys and re-associates file extensions
                                  without having to reinstall Outlook or 
                                  run setup with the /y switch. The 
                                  settings are stored in the Outlook.SRG
                                  file located in the same folder as the 
                                  Outlook application.

         /Unregserver             Similar to /Regserver, except it deletes
                                  all registry keys and file associations 
                                  for Outlook. Its actions are based on the 
                                  Outlook.SRG file located in the same
                                  folder as the Outlook application. Use 
                                  the /regserver switch to rewrite the 
                                  registry keys and file associations after
                                  using this command line switch.