In exchanged cahced mode, can you force the GAL to update?  If so how?  Mine
takes several hours before updating from a change on the exchange 2003
server.

When I add birthdays and anniversary dates in contacts, they automatically
appear in my calendar.  How can I turn this off?

I had an issue with a .sys file and had to rework the file table, but now
when I try to access the PST file to copy it or back it up it is giving me
an error (cyclical error)  all I am trying to do is figure out the best way
to recover the PST file.  I need the contacts and ...

is there a way to get rid of the thick border
of the reading pane?

I'm using Outlook 2002 and have several email accounts.
I have setup a rule to move a copy of items I send through a specific
account to a different folder. It works except that it leaves a copy in Sent
Items.

Everyone,
I've got a problem that I hope someone here can help me with.
I have Outlook 2002, and a few months ago I had a problem where I was being
inundated with spam messages.  So I took a lot of these spammers and put

is there somehow a way to synchronize the Outlook Calendar with MS Project?
I mean I'd like to see my teams Project tasks in my Outlook Calendar.
Regards,
Arian

Here is what I would like to do:
In outlook, suppose I get a message in plan text format.
I would like to open the email, and maybe make some sentences bold and colored.
and then I can save it. Hence after sometime the email will be noticable for me.

I have a client that has two machines running XP Pro SP 2 & MS Office XP.
All service packs installed.
Outlook doesn't receive email unless the user clicks in the inbox.
The email is an MS Exchange server.

Is there a way to automatically empty "deleted items", say every two weeks?
It looks like you can do this with autoarchive on that folder.
I select properties\autoarchive and tell it to run every two weeks deleting
"old items" but nothing happens.

Hopefully someone can help.  I am running Outlook 2003 and it is
configured for an EMAIL server that uses IMAP.  Every time I start
outlook 2003 and then go to the folder for the email account, it says
"updating local cache" and it takes 1-3 minutes before I can do

I'm using outlook 2002 and have downloaded emails using IMAP from my email
provider. I can receive emails fine but I cant send them at all. I've set it
up as instructed (the outgoing server requires authentification etc) but it
still wont send.

I am trying to sync my mail with my palm, and it will only sync the general
inbox, but my mail goes to the inbox of my mail account at my school.  How
can I either get that mail moved to the general inbox at start-up, or just
switch that to be the main inbox?

I've visited numerous websites regarding backing up my Outlook information
(I have Outlook 2002), and they all reference a .pst file.  I have searched
my computer's entire hard drive, and there is no .pst file on it.  I also
did as one website suggested and right-clicked on ...

OL 2002 SP3, Win XP HE SP1
Follow-up to microsoft.public.outlook
Hi, can anyone tell me where the individual "Note" files are kept on the
hard drive by OL?