repair corrupt data in outlook calendar- can't open or dismiss

[Bahama mama]

I have a reminder that cannot be opened or dismissed. It says it's 198 weeks
overdue. When I try to open I get a message: Cannot open the item for this
reminder, cannot locate recurrence information for this appointment, data has
become corrupt. When I try to dismiss the message is: cannot turn off this
reminder, may be reminded again. I have been to the "start" date but there
is nothing there to delete. It's affecting my BlackBerry sync. Today I
wasted 3 hours of my life talking to HP tech support who were unable to
assist. Any ideas?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Have you tried starting Outlook one time with the /cleanreminders switch?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Bahama mama asked:

| I have a reminder that cannot be opened or dismissed. It says it's
| 198 weeks overdue. When I try to open I get a message: Cannot open
| the item for this reminder, cannot locate recurrence information for
| this appointment, data has become corrupt. When I try to dismiss the
| message is: cannot turn off this reminder, may be reminded again.
| I have been to the "start" date but there is nothing there to delete.
| It's affecting my BlackBerry sync. Today I wasted 3 hours of my
| life talking to HP tech support who were unable to assist. Any
| ideas?