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Title:Microsoft Exchange Server
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Moderator:FLASK2::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 17 1995
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Thu Jun 05 1997
Number of topics:1099
Total number of notes:5174

823.0. "Outlook and Exchange Client Coexist? Alpha Support?" by SCASS1::HANSONL () Fri Jan 17 1997 16:53

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823.1No problem...JULIET::HARRIS_MANetworks Sales ExecFri Jan 17 1997 18:204
823.2AXEL::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comFri Jan 17 1997 21:086
823.3Some Changes.FLASK2::SYSTEMNigel Bridport @REOMon Jan 20 1997 07:498
823.4Be cautious with the new schuling facility under OutlookVAOU09::ras018p02.vao.dec.com::FBROWNFred Brown, NT WizardWed Jan 22 1997 20:459
823.5Alpha Outlook?HYDRA::LAVINFri Mar 07 1997 19:0410

	I've tried installing Outlook on a system running alpha based exchange
	and get all kinds of errors about some .fav file not being read-only 
	and get errors about some parameters bein wrong...exchange client 
	works fine...Does anyone have both working???

	leo


823.6BBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureFri Mar 07 1997 21:5120
    Hmmm - I don't believe your problem is at all related to Alpha
    platform.  I have the same problem on stock standard Intel ....
    
    After entering my DIGITAL2 password, the Outlook desktop screen paints,
    then a message box ;
    
    	"An error occurred in the folder shortcuts file (.fav).  Outlook
    	 will recreate the default folder shortcuts."
                               OK
    
    	"Outlook could not save the updated folder shortcut information.  
    	 Check to make sure there is sufficient disk space and that the file
    	 E:/WINDOWS/MS Exchange Settings.FAV is not marked read-only."
    				OK
    
    This happens every time I start Outlook on one of my PCs but not on the
    other.  I've even re-installed Outlook from scratch but the problem 
    remains.  
    
    /Chris/
823.7FixedBBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureSat Mar 08 1997 21:4512
    Well - I was encouraged to find that I was not alone with this problem
    so I set out to track it down.  It is a known problem with Outlook as
    described in KnowledgeBase article Q163147.
    
    The solution is to set your display adapter to standard VGA (or
    reboot in Safe Mode), run Outlook once and exit.  You can then set
    your display adapter back to your original settings and reboot.  This
    manoeuvre allows Outlook to start up and exit normally from then on.
    
    Strange but true.  It worked for me.
    
    /Chris/
823.8Not so GreatMK1BT1::BLAISDELLThu May 08 1997 15:518
    The Windows magazine that arrived in the mail yesterday includes a
    strong recommendation NOT to upgrade to Office97 and Outlook.
    Apparently a number of system lockup problems were traced to registry
    problems introduced by the products, problems that become worse over
    time. They also took a dim view of Word97 creating backward compatible
    files as rich text files but naming them .doc.

    - Bob