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How to Prevent Lync from Locking Outlook’s .OST File
How to fix the error message "Cannot open this item. File access is denied. You do not have the permission required to access" the ost file when using Outlook and Lync.together.
Continue reading: How to Prevent Lync from Locking Outlook’s .OST FileIs ‘Make a new profile’ the new ‘Format C:’?
I've heard from a lot of frustrated users complaining because they were told by "support" to make a new profile to fix a problem with Outlook, but were hoping I could help them avoid the hassle of recreating multiple accounts. Too many people, including support engineers who should know how to fix everything wrong in
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Can’t Rename Windows Folder: Folder in Use Error
After saving or inserting and Outlook attachment, you can't rename the Windows folder and receive a Folder in Use error. This is a common Outlook problem and easily solved.
Continue reading: Can’t Rename Windows Folder: Folder in Use ErrorOutlook crashes during Send & Receive
An administrator reported that some of his users had problems with messages hanging in the Outbox and pressing Send & Receive crashed Outlook: "Some emails sit in the Outbox and won't send. I've checked the settings and can't find anything. It's not affecting every message, just some. If we try a "Send All" Outlook crashes.
Continue reading: Outlook crashes during Send & ReceiveHow to Fix ‘Edit <0W>’ Folders
“I have phantom folders named Edit <0W> X folder (the X increments from 0 to89 at last glance showing up in a .pst file. I can delete most of them, but 0 and 2 I cannot, and when I close Outlook, a lot of them come back! This indicates the data file is corrupt. Close
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Monthly Calendar Printing Bug when Starting the Week on Monday
Starting the week on Monday is the cause of this new printing bug. An Outlook 2010 user wanted to print a calendar using the options to print exactly one month per page and to print only the weekdays (Monday - Friday) but with September 2012, the printout included only the first 3 weeks – the
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Error Opening Outlook and Control Panel’s Mail Applet
We're seeing reports that Outlook won't open, returning a (basically useless!) error message that Outlook won't open. Attempting to open the Mail applet in the Control panel results in an error message that Outlook is out of memory or system resources. "You need more memory or system resources. Please close some Windows and try again."
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Could not complete the operation. One or more parameter values are not valid.
When you receive this error message: Could not complete the operation. One or more parameter values are not valid. while addressing or sending an email message, meeting request, or assigning a task, or saving a new contact, your auto-complete list may be corrupt. Some users also report getting this error when they save an appointment
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Outlook won’t Connect to Outgoing Server
When Outlook won't connect to the outgoing server, it's usually because the firewall is blocking Outlook. This can happen with any firewall and seems to be most common after an update is installed. This is often because the Firewall is checking the Outlook version, not just for Outlook.exe. Task 'alias@domain.com - Receiving' reported error (0x80042108)
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