Have Outlook 2007, running on Windows XP, no relevant add-ins.

In previous versions of Outlook, I could set a recurring appointment and
then go back and edit the first occurrence to set a reminder to fire. I did
this because I teach classes that usually run 5 days and I only want a
reminder that the class is coming up (not a reminder for each class day).
Also, reminders couldn't be scheduled to fire prior to the preceding
occurrence in the calendar (recurring item @ same time each day = reminder
must fire after end of previous days' occurrence).

In Outlook 2007, if I set a recurring appt. and then go edit the first
occurrence, reminder box is grayed out and can't be set. It appears that a
reminder can only be set on the series, not individual occurrences. This
means that for a daily appointment, reminders can't be set 1 week in advance
because Outlook says you can't set a reminder before the previous
occurrence.

Any workarounds? Is my interpretation of the Outlook 2007 functionality
correct?

Thanks!
John B