OL97: Outlook Bar is Missing when Starting in Another Folder

ID: Q174243

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Outlook 97 with a command-line switch to open in a folder other than the default, the Outlook Bar does not display.

CAUSE

When you use a command-line switch to open a specific folder within Outlook, the View Outlook Bar command defaults to off. Outlook does not provide a command-line switch to control the View Outlook Bar command.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to display the Outlook Bar:

Method 1

After starting Outlook, on the View menu, click Outlook Bar.

Method 2

After starting Outlook, press ALT+V, then press the O key.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

To start Outlook directly in a folder named Other Folder:

1. Click Start, then click Run.

2. Type,

      OUTLOOK.EXE /select "Outlook:\\My_PST\Other Folder"

   and then click OK.

Additional query words: icons appear missing

Keywords          : GnlUif 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999