Error switching to Personal Folder ("parameter values are not vali

[Dennis C. in Virginia Beach, VA]

The client / end user was successfully moving e-mail items to a "Personal
Folder" and then Outlook 2003 developed this problem.

"Unable to display the folder. Could not complete the operation. One or more
parameter values are not valid."

It began with one Personal Folder and having never seen this particular
error condition before, my first thought was to run SCANPST.EXE SCANPST did
find errors and offered to fix them, however the folder did not become
functional again.

I then instructed the client to create a new "Personal Folder - Test" and
begin using that one until further research could be accomplished on the
error message. I believe he did use it for a few minutes and then that
folder developed an issue also.

Since this problem began I have:

1. Created a new .PST file = Unsuccessful.

2. Created a new e-mail Profile = Unsuccessful.
- (renamed all Outlook related files (.srs, .dat, .ost, .xml to .xml_OLD)
before new profile was created)

3. Removed and Readded the "Outlook 2003" component of Microsoft Office
using the "Change" button of "Add/Remove Programs" = Unsuccessful.

4. Created a new Microsoft Windows XP desktop Profile for the End User =
Unsuccessful.
- ("Inbox" on the "Mailbox - (lastname), (firstname)" level had become
unresponsive with the same error before I created the new Profile, and this
step (#4) resolved that issue - - How? Why? Dunno.)

5. Tried "outlook /cleanviews" as described in another Discussion Groups
Home posting = Unsuccessful.

6. Ran "Detect and Repair" from the Help menu = Unsuccessful.

I will be reinstalling the entire Office 2003 Professional suite of programs
next.
I will let you all know how this "saga" turns out.

TIA.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

Are you creating the PST file on a local hard drive? Flash Drive?
Network drive? External storage device of some kind?

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

 

[Dennis C. in Virginia Beach, VA]

Are you creating the PST file on a local hard drive? Flash Drive?
Network drive? External storage device of some kind?

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

We are not creating them on an external volume. However, the computer
system in question does have one unusual thing I can think of that may be
slightly related; perhaps you can confirm...

When a Command Prompt window is opened on these PCs, the default drive
letter showing is "P:" not "C:" as with most systems. I am not involved with
the loading of the Operating System on these models, or the building of the
"images" getting loaded on to them, so I do not know why they use "P:" as a
default drive.

Could this be somehow related?

I have not accomplished the complete reinstall of the Microsoft Office 2003
Professional Suite of programs yet. This task may happen later in the day
today if nothing else more urgent arises.

Thanks for you advice.

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