OL97: Additional Command-Line Switches for Microsoft Outlook

• Microsoft Outlook 97

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE COMMAND LINE SWITCHES PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides these command line switches without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

SUMMARY

This article lists additional command-line switches that are not included in the following Microsoft Outlook Help topic:

   Control what happens when you start Outlook

MORE INFORMATION

To use command-line switches, follow these steps:

1. In Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0, use the right mouse button to click the Outlook icon, click Properties, and then click the Shortcut tab.

   In Windows NT Workstation 3.51, click the Outlook icon, and then click Properties on the File menu.

2. In the Target box or the Command Line box, type the path to the Outlook application file, type a space after the path, and then type one or more of the command-line options listed below.

   NOTE: If any path listed in the Target box (or Command Line box) contains spaces, such as C:\Program Files, 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 the quotation mark.

Alternate Method

If you used the software patch to replace the Microsoft Exchange Client Inbox on the Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 desktop with an Outlook shortcut and no longer have the client icon, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start button, then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type Outlook, a space, and the command-line switch.

   Example: Outlook /cleanreminders

3. Click OK.

   NOTE: The advantage of this method is that you do not have to go back and remove the command-line switch from the path of the shortcut.

      Command-Line Switch      Purpose
      -------------------      -------
   
      /CleanFreeBusy           Cleans and regenerates free/busy information.
   
      /CleanReminders          Cleans and regenerates reminders.
   
      /CleanViews              Restores default views.
   
      /ResetFolders            Restores missing folders for the default
                               delivery location.
   
      /ResetOutlookBar         Rebuilds the Outlook Bar.
   
      /CleanSchedPlus          Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy,
                               permissions, and .CAL file) from the server and
                               allows the free/busy information from the
                               Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all
                               Schedule+ 1.0 users.
   
   

REFERENCES

For information on other command-line switches available in Outlook, search on the phrase "Control what happens when you start Outlook," using the Office Assistant.

For additional information about using the /CleanSchedPlus command line switch, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q168687
   TITLE     : OL97: Schedule+ 1.0 Users May Not See Outlook Free/Busy
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