OL2000: (CW) Out Of Office Assistant Missing from Tools Menu (196808)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

This article was previously published under Q196808


NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu, click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook, you should see "Corporate" if you have the Corporate Workgroup installation.

SYMPTOMS

On the Tools menu in Microsoft Outlook, the Out Of Office Assistant command is unavailable, appears dimmed, or results in the following error message when clicked:
The command is not available. See the program documentation about how to use this extension.

CAUSE

The Out Of Office Assistant is a feature available with the Microsoft Exchange Server service. It is only available when the Microsoft Exchange Server information service is included in your profile, and you are connected to a functional Microsoft Exchange Server.

REFERENCES

For additional information about User Profiles, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

195478 : OL2000: (CW) User Profiles and Information Services


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB196808