OL2000: Error Message: "This rule could not be created." Canceling Run Rule Now

ID: Q222224

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you create a new rule, select "run rule now," and then cancel running the rule, you receive the following warning message:

This rule could not be created. Check your folder permissions.

CAUSE

You cancelled the rule before it ran. If you choose not to run the rule, or you allow the rule to run to completion, you do not receive this warning.

RESOLUTION

Either allow the rule to run without interruption, or do not select "run rule now." The rule appears when you click Rules Wizard on the View menu. The rule is saved, even though the warning message says it could not be created.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug