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How to import a calendar file into your Outlook custom folder

Prerequisites: The following applies to Outlook 2003 although this method will work for Outlook 2007 as well. This method also assumes that you have Microsoft Excel installed and you have created a custom calendar in Outlook. Problem: Suppose you’ve gone to your favorite teams website and downloaded the season schedule as a vcs file. And [...]

Disabling Exchange “cached mode” vs Disabling Offline Folder file

Outlook – You’ve unchecked “Use Cached Exchange Mode”. Subsequently you attempt to open Outlook but receive an error message indicating your offline file is corrupted. Wait – you disabled cached mode and you’re not using the offline ost file so how can this prevent Outlook from starting? Unchecking the “Use Cached Exchange Mode” does not [...]