Calendar reminder does not work even though it's turned on

mnsportsfan · External Since: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 4

Ken...

I have tried the run outlook.exe rest folder like you suggested without any
resolution. I even uninstallled and reinstalled and still none of the
reminders work. Thank you for your time andf assistance.

mnsportsfan

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Try starting Outlook with the /resetfolders and /cleanreminders switches. In
> the Start, Run dialog:
>
> outlook.exe /resetfolders /cleanreminders
>
> Then press Enter. See if that helps.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-5967DEDCBADC@microsoft.com...
> > Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on,
> none
> > of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
> > recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to
> fix
> > it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

mnsportsfan · External Since: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi Ken...

It asking me what pst program I want to scan and having a hard time finding
it. You said: the next steps
> usually are to run Scanpst.exe (Inbox repair tool) and if that doesn't help
> then to create a new profile.

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Creating a new profile is a fix for many things, not just this. If
> /cleanreminders doesn't work and /resetfolders doesn't work the next steps
> usually are to run Scanpst.exe (Inbox repair tool) and if that doesn't help
> then to create a new profile.
>
> If I was using any badly written software that corrupted things regularly
> I'd uninstall it and use something else.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "BarleySystems" <BarleySystems DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3C853B36-ACC9-4457-B3C1-37DB61DA9508@microsoft.com...
> > Based on your response below I am assuming that the only solution, when
> > PDA
> > software corrupts your reminders folder and /cleanreminders does not work,
> > is
> > to create a new profile? I did that and it worked. Thanks:) It is a shame
> > that my PDA has caused me to have to create a new profile and import all
> > of
> > my PST files, but at least now it works. Thanks again:)
>
>

Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlo · External Since: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3213

Set the Navigation Pane to display the Folder List. Right-click on the
Personal Folders (Outlook Today) folder there. Select Properties, then the
Advanced button. The path to your PST file is listed there. You can enter
that textbox and scroll it to see the entire path and file name.

Only run ScanPST when Outlook is not running.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

"mnsportsfan" <mnsportsfan.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6886242-2F3B-4BB1-A7CB-A7DC8D1DE512@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ken...
>
> It asking me what pst program I want to scan and having a hard time
> finding
> it. You said: the next steps
>> usually are to run Scanpst.exe (Inbox repair tool) and if that doesn't
>> help
>> then to create a new profile.

I. Rodriguez · External Since: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1

Thank you, Ken.
It also worked for me!
I. Rodriguez
Kansas

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Try starting Outlook with the /resetfolders and /cleanreminders switches. In
> the Start, Run dialog:
>
> outlook.exe /resetfolders /cleanreminders
>
> Then press Enter. See if that helps.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-5967DEDCBADC@microsoft.com...
> > Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on,
> none
> > of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
> > recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to
> fix
> > it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

Yash · External Since: Jun 20, 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks Ken.
Had a similar issue. This solution worked for me too.

Yash

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Try starting Outlook with the /resetfolders and /cleanreminders switches. In
> the Start, Run dialog:
>
> outlook.exe /resetfolders /cleanreminders
>
> Then press Enter. See if that helps.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-5967DEDCBADC@microsoft.com...
> > Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on,
> none
> > of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
> > recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to
> fix
> > it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

johnmarlo1 · External Since: Jul 24, 2007 Posts: 1

This worked for me, too! Very happy now. Thanks Ken!

-John

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Try starting Outlook with the /resetfolders and /cleanreminders switches. In
> the Start, Run dialog:
>
> outlook.exe /resetfolders /cleanreminders
>
> Then press Enter. See if that helps.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB872B72-34B1-4F5E-AB59-5967DEDCBADC@microsoft.com...
> > Even though my calendar reminder (and reminder.wav sound) is set to on,
> none
> > of my reminders ever pop up on my screen. They used to work, but stopped
> > recently, and none of the help desk folks here on Robins AFB can seem to
> fix
> > it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

emndhhs · Joined: Dec 19, 2007 Posts: 1

Hi -
Not a true techie person here, and I'm having the same problem with my reminder service not working. It's driving me crazy! I have Blackberry syncing software which I am going to uninstall (but haven't yet). I've read through all the posts and am convinced I don't have enough knowledge to do anything other than run the outlook /clean... switches thing.

Can I uninstall Outlook and then reinstall? Would that resolve the problem?

Emily