Useful Outlook Switches you need to know

Over years we ran into many weirdo outlook end user problems. These problems varies , the most common approach to some of these problems are to use basic outlook switches which I like to post it one more time and hoping this can provide a sample guide for you.

You should remember basic troubleshooting steps

• Does this problems global ? if effecting others users ? or single user
• run the switches listed below
• Can you open problems users outlook profile from another pc to eliminate the PC specific issues
• Can you produce same problems via OWA instead of Outlook?
• Antivirus software, firewall issues on the local PC ?
• Third party adds on on the problem PC ?
• Did you create additional profile on the problem PC and see if issue existed ?

Did you run outlook switches , the most common ones…….

• Outlook /CleanFreeeBusy
• Outlook /ResetFolders
• Outlook /CleanViews
• outlook //CleanReminders

Did you try Outlook Configuration Analyzer

/CleanFreeBusy		Cleans and regenerates free/busy information. this one clean all kinds of weird calendaring issue
/CleanViews		Restores default views.
/CleanReminders		Cleans and regenerates reminders.
/ResetFolders		Restores missing folders for the default delivery location.
/CleanProfile		Removes invalid profile keys and recreates default registry keys where applicable.
/CleanFinders		Sets Outlook 2003 Search Folders back to the default state (deletes custom Search Folders)
/Cleanpst		Launches Outlook with a clean Personal Folders file (.pst)
/CleanSchedPlus		Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules. Used only with Exchange server accounts.
/FirstRun		Starts Outlook as if it were run for the first time.
/ImportPrf prffilename		Launches Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean launch.
/ResetFolderNames		Launches Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean launch.
/ResetFolders		Restores missing folders for the default delivery location.
/ResetOutlookBar		Rebuilds the Outlook Bar
/ResetWunderBar		Rebuilds the new Outlook Control Bar in Outlook 2003.
/Rpcdiag		Opens Outlook and displays the remote procedure call (RPC) connection status dialog
/Sniff		Starts Outlook and forces a detection of new meeting requests in the Inbox, and then adds them to the calendar.

 

Respectfully,
Oz Casey, Dedeal ( MVP north America)
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