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OL98: ErrMsg: Cannot Find the File "Outlook /cleanreminders"

Article ID: 180155

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2001

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q180155

SYMPTOMS

When you use a command-line switch to control what happens when you start Microsoft Outlook, you may receive an error message such as:
Cannot find the file "Outlook /cleanreminders" (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

CAUSE

The command-line switch is included within the path and enclosed within quotation marks.

MORE INFORMATION

To use command-line switches, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type

    outlook /cleanreminders

    There is a space character between Outlook and the forward slash (/).
  3. Click OK.
The standard installation path for Outlook is:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe

The following set of steps apply if you have installed Outlook to a path other than the standard installation path:
  1. On the Start menu, click Run.
  2. Click Browse. Locate the Outlook executable file, and then click Open.
  3. Type a space after the listed path, and then type the command-line switch.

    NOTE: If the path contains spaces, 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 of the quotation mark.
  4. Click OK to start Outlook using the switch.

REFERENCES

For more information about command-line switches, type "control what happens when you start Outlook" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view the topic.

Or, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

182112 OL98: Additional Command-Line Switches


Additional query words: /CleanFreeBusy /CleanViews /ResetFolders /ResetOutlookBar

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