Which icon do you use to open outlook? Right click on it and choose
properties - is it a 'normal' windows shortcut? if so, enter the switch
there... you can't do this with the normal start menu icon, but you can
with the quick launch and you can pin the quick launch one to the start menu
in Winxp.

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> When I start Oulook 2003 using the icon, I get a message that reads,
> "Command-line agreement is not valid. Verify the switch." I read in
> Microsoft Help what I need to change the switch to. However, everytime I
> want to use Outlook I have to go to Start > Run and enter the switch. How
> can I make that permanent so that I can start Outlook by clicking on the
> icon?