How do I get a working Outlook.fav file after reinstallation?

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Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
 
find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.
 
Hi

Can't do that because all I get when trrying to enter that flder is "Access
Denied".

Any suggestions?

Thanks

David

Diane Poremsky said:
find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






David Probett said:
Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that
I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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Hi again

I get the various messages when I try to place a shortcut on to the Outlook
Bar. I also get lots of them when I close dow Outlook. I also get messages
when I start Outlook that it is recreating the defauly shortcuts.

Does that help?

David

Diane Poremsky said:
find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






David Probett said:
Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that
I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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if you are getting it when you try to open C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook using windows explorer,
the folder has permission for your old windows user account, not the new
one. When signed in with an admin account right click on the username folder
and got to security (or properties) and take ownership - you'll probably
need to add your user account to the list of accounts at the top and give it
full permission then click advanced and take ownership on the owner tab.

This might fix all of your problems without the need to delete the fav
file - but if you still have problems after doing this, post back.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






David Probett said:
Hi

Can't do that because all I get when trrying to enter that flder is
"Access
Denied".

Any suggestions?

Thanks

David

Diane Poremsky said:
find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions
error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






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Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from
the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that
I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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Hi

I tried that but Outlook still puts up load of error messages and won't
allow me to do it.

Also, now that I can get into the relevant folder therre is NO .fav file in
there!

I am running Outlook Xp (2002) with SP3

Any other thoughts?

Thanks for you assistance.

David

Diane Poremsky said:
if you are getting it when you try to open C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook using windows explorer,
the folder has permission for your old windows user account, not the new
one. When signed in with an admin account right click on the username folder
and got to security (or properties) and take ownership - you'll probably
need to add your user account to the list of accounts at the top and give it
full permission then click advanced and take ownership on the owner tab.

This might fix all of your problems without the need to delete the fav
file - but if you still have problems after doing this, post back.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






David Probett said:
Hi

Can't do that because all I get when trrying to enter that flder is
"Access
Denied".

Any suggestions?

Thanks

David

Diane Poremsky said:
find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions
error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






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Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from
the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that
I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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Hi Again,

When I went back to check the permission Win XP Pro had reverted them and I
could not access the relevent folder. I had to change the permissions
manually AGAIN. So, it's not holding permission changes either.

David Probett said:
Hi

I tried that but Outlook still puts up load of error messages and won't
allow me to do it.

Also, now that I can get into the relevant folder therre is NO .fav file in
there!

I am running Outlook Xp (2002) with SP3

Any other thoughts?

Thanks for you assistance.

David

Diane Poremsky said:
if you are getting it when you try to open C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook using windows explorer,
the folder has permission for your old windows user account, not the new
one. When signed in with an admin account right click on the username folder
and got to security (or properties) and take ownership - you'll probably
need to add your user account to the list of accounts at the top and give it
full permission then click advanced and take ownership on the owner tab.

This might fix all of your problems without the need to delete the fav
file - but if you still have problems after doing this, post back.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






David Probett said:
Hi

Can't do that because all I get when trrying to enter that flder is
"Access
Denied".

Any suggestions?

Thanks

David

:

find and delete the fav file (C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook). Without knowing more about the permissions
error -
when you get it etc - we can only guess at what might be wrong.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






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Win XP Pro trashed and I reinstalled it. I then copied many files from
the
separate hard disk back up and reinstalled Office XP Pro.

I have managed to get Outlook working more or less but I get endless
warnings that the Outlook.fav file is faulty and that the program is
revertinf to the basic configuration. The warning also states that
I(despite
being an Adminustrator!) do do have permission to change permissions.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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