OL2000: New Calendar Has Bold Days with No Appointments (197483)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q197483


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

If you delete the primary Calendar folder from the Microsoft Exchange Server, Outlook creates a new Calendar folder. The new folder does not contain appointments from the old folder but the small calendar displayed in Day/Week/Month view still shows bolded days for the old appointments.

CAUSE

Deleting the Calendar folder from the server does not reset the free/busy information in Outlook.

RESOLUTION

Run Outlook with the /CleanFreeBusy command-line startup switch. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Quit Outlook.
  2. Click Start, and click Run.
  3. In the Open box, type: Outlook /cleanfreebusy There is a space character between Outlook and the forward slash (/).
  4. Click OK.
  5. Close and restart Outlook normally.
NOTE: If you use the Corporate or Workgroup installation type, the font settings for the Date Navigator may also cause the appointments to appear bolded. To check these settings:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. On the Other tab, click Advanced Options.
  3. In the Appearance Options section, click Font, ensure that the Font Style is not Bold, and then click OK three times to close the Options dialog boxes.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/8/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB197483
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