OL97: Outlook Bar is Missing when Starting in Another Folder

 Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q174243
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Outlook 97 with a command-line switch to open in a folder other than the default, the Outlook Bar does not display.

CAUSE

When you use a command-line switch to open a specific folder within Outlook, the View Outlook Bar command defaults to off. Outlook does not provide a command-line switch to control the View Outlook Bar command.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to display the Outlook Bar:

Method 1

After starting Outlook, on the View menu, click Outlook Bar.

Method 2

After starting Outlook, press ALT+V, then press the O key.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

To start Outlook directly in a folder named Other Folder:

  1. Click Start, then click Run.

  2. Type, 

          OUTLOOK.EXE /select "Outlook:\\My_PST\Other Folder"

    and then click OK.

NOTE: Do not delete the quotation marks. Substitute the name of your Personal Folder for "My_PST" in the example above.

Additional query words: icons appear missing
Keywords : GnlUif
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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