Macros/vba not functional

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Scot

I want to program some macros into Outlook 2003. However,
the menu selections for "Macro", "Security" and "Visual
Basic Editor" under "Tools" do nothing. I've tried
reinstalling, but that didn't fix the problem.

Any suggestions?
 
Try shutting down Outlook and then using Task Manager to make sure
Outlook.exe isn't running before you restart Outlook.
 
Did that ... problem persists. I also tried the
suggestion from an earlier thread on renaming outcmd.dat
and vbaproject.otm, but a thorough search of my hard
drive reveals I don't even have those files.

I may also note that vba opens in Excel and Word, just
not in Outlook.
 
Dumb question-

When you re-installed Outlook, did you make sure VBA was
selected for installation? I suspect not, if you did a
search for "vbproject.otm" and nothing came up.

-Andrew
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Yes, it was selected for installation, and an examination
of Add/Remove Programs>Microsoft Office>Add or Remove
Features>Customization reveals that it indeed is set to
run from the hard disk.

Scot
 
You might also try Help | Detect and Repair.

Outcmd.dat will not exist if you have never customized the toolbar. I don't
think VbaProject.otm will exist if you have never written any Outlook VBA
code.

Do you have any anti-spam or anti-virus software running? If so, you might
want to try disconnecting from the network and then turning off those
applications.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Have tried Detect and Repair. Problem persists.

Also, I shut down Norton Antivirus and ZoneAlarm Pro,
rebooted and the problem is still there.

Scot
 
After trying everything else, the only solution I could
find was to create a new user account under XP Pro and
migrate all of my data over there.

I noticed that using the same Outlook.pst file under my
wife's account worked and allowed me to open macros/vba.
So I backed up all my settings & data, deleted my account
and started over.

I assume this means there was some obscure setting in the
CurrentUser section of the Registry that was causing the
problem -- too obscure for me to chase down.

Scot
 
I had the same problem. In my case I had installed Office 2003 in
other than the default folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office). I
reintalled into the default folder and now my Outlook VBA is
functional.
 
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