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Windows XP SP, Outlook 2003

User was getting error message “One or more activex controls could not be displayed…”.

It is 2 ways to resolve this issue.

1) Check checkbox for “Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to edit messages” in Outlook’s Tool >> Options >> Mail Format

2)If you don’t want to use Word.

Go to

C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures

Make sure you make a copy of the *.htm signature.

Open htm signature in notepad.

Search for tag <object>.

Delete everything between <object></object> tags, including tags.

Save document. The problem is solved.

Additional resources:

Microsoft Outlook 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2007

Platform: WIndows XP SP2, Outlook 2003 on Exchange 2003.Got complaint from a user that outlook journal stopped recording office documents.Ran SCANPST.EXE utility in C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033 to check and fix errors in .pst for Inbox.Then Tools -> Options -> Journal Options and did uncheck all files in [Also record files from] and checked [E-Mail Message] under  [Automatically record these items].

Closed Outlook. Opened Outlook again.

In Journal Options I did check all files in [Also record files from] .

Closed Outlook. Opened Outlook again Created MS Word file and MS Excel file and saved it.

Now I was able to see files in Outlook Journal.

I don’t know what was a reason for this problem.

I’m also not clear on why it took steps described above to fix the problem…. but it did work for me.

 Platform : Windows XP SP2, MS Outlook 2003 

Change Directory to

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033

Find and run the following 2 files.

SCANPST.EXE – fix PST files
SCANOST.EXE – fix OST files

Problem:

Deleted message from inbox.
Emptied deleted items.

Recover Deleted Messages would not display messages.

Resolution:

(04-27-2007 15:30)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246153

1.Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2.Locate and click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Options
3.On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: DumpsterAlwaysOn
Data type: DWORD
Value data: 1
4.Quit Registry Editor.