OL2000: (CW) Reasons Outlook May Access the Floppy Drive

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There are several reasons Outlook may try to access the floppy disk drive:

• To access a personal folder
• To save archive information
• To access a reminders sound file
• Journaling Office documents opened from Diskette

Outlook May Need to Access a Personal Folder on the Drive

To check the location of your personal folders, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools Menu, click Services.
2. Click to select Personal Folders, and then click Properties.
3. Verify the path to the personal folder.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each personal folder.

Personal folders can have different names. For example, "my archive" or even a blank name that uses a space character are valid file names. To be certain you are checking the path of every personal folder in your messaging profile, look at the Properties for each personal folder listed on the Services Tab.

Outlook May Attempt to Archive Information to the Drive

To check the location of the archive folder, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools Menu, click Options.
2. Click the Other tab and then click AutoArchive.
3. Check the path to the Default Archive File.

Reminders May Need to Access a Sound File on the Drive

To check the location of the sound file, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools Menu, click Options.
2. Click the Other tab and then click Advanced Options and click Reminder Options.
3. Check the path for Play Reminder Sound.

1. Click the Tools menu and then click Options.
2. On the Preferences tab, click Journal Options.
3. In Journaling Otions, click to remove the check mark next to the Office applications in the Also Record Files From list.
4. Click OK and OK again to save the changes.

When you restart Outlook after deactivating Journaling for Office documents, you can then reactivate the feature.

NOTE: Due to the advanced file handling techniques employed with the Office family of applications, it is not recommended that you routinely open and save Office documents using diskettes.