Sometimes the most annoying errors are impossible to figure out, unless it happens to you. In that case, you probably solved it by happenchance. That’s how it is with this annoyance.
Every time I tried close the Options dialog after making changes, a (very useless and unhelpful) warning dialog came up that simply said “The file does not exist”. The only way to close the Options dialog was by cancelling it. The warning message is useless since it doesn’t tell me *what file* is missing.
This is caused by a missing reminder sound file on the Advanced page. I’ve since discovered that changing Windows themes can cause the reminder to go missing. Choosing a sound file for the reminder fixes the problem. Or you can uncheck the Play reminder sound option.
If you get this error and a sound file is listed, check each page of the Options dialog and see if any other files are missing.
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Last reviewed on Sep 28, 2011
Thanks heaps – I had this issue and this fixed it for me.
My thanks also, my corporate support group could not figure that one out.
Thanks Diane! We don’t like errors and this was a real simple fix.