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Using Command lines for Outlook

To use switches, at the Start menu, Run command type: Outlook /switch Occasionally you’ll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like: “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe ” /switch Notes: Before using a command line switch, you need to close Outlook and verify it’s closed in Task Manager’s Processes tab....
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Fix Slow Outlook Email Address Auto Complete

Problem 1 Using Microsoft Outlook 2007, the autocomplete feature runs slowly when VSE Buffer Overflow protection is enabled Problem 2 There is a delay after typing in the first few characters of a recipient’s address before Outlook displays the list to select from. Problem 3 Outlook 2007 autocomplete runs slowly when typing a recipient address. Problem 4 This...
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How to consolidate Archive / PST file and merge them together?

How to consolidate Archive / PST file  and merge them together? Sadly, there is no easy way to merge them directly but there are some workarounds for this. As technically an archive is no different from any other pst-file, you can reconnect to them via File-> Open-> Outlook Data File… to access and view...
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Useful commands for Windows administrators

Notes: (1) Commands that use external, or third party, or non-native utilities contain hyperlinks to these utilities’ download sites.   (2) Replace command arguments displayed in italics with your own values.   (3) Commands or utilities that require Windows Server 2003 are marked bright blue. Warning:   Most commands on this page are very powerful tools. Like...
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Outlook webmail appears to be offline in a exchange 2003 cluster environment

The 2003 Exchange cluster is being overload. The repair is only temporary until the load increases further. Adding a new server to the cluster will causing the load to subside. However in the mean time follow the destructions below Added registry key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\KeepAliveTime  value is 600,000 (10 mins) http://support.microsoft.com/?id=934878 add the EnableAggressiveMemoryUsage registry entry...
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