Outlook 2003 Desktop Icon Missing

Hey all...Hope you can help

Just installed MSOffice 2003 over top of my MSOffice XP and alls I can say is...â€This suite is very, very kewl.â€

Everything runs fantastic except for one thing…I have lost my Outlook 2003 Desktop Icon. The install removed my Outlook 2002 Desktop Icon and did not replace it with a 2003 one.

I searched MS's site for any info and only came up with info on how to restore the Outlook 98, 2000, and 2002 Desktop Icon. For the heck of it I also uninstalled and reinstalled MSOffice 2003 but that did not come up with the desired results. Is there a registry key I have to edit to bring it back?

Note: I did NOT delete it, it just did not show up. I know I can create a shortcut but I would prefer the real deal.

Thanks in advance...

 

Got an answer from MS

Hey all...

If anybody is interested...

I had also sent an e-mail to MS on this issue and to my astonishment I got an answer approx 5 hrs after I posted this here on the forum. Unforunately I was not able to post their answer until now.

So basically if your running WinXP and you install MSOffice 2003 you will not get a Outlook 2003 Desktop icon...

Well now we know...

Laters,

 

You won't automatically get one but you should certainly be able to make a shortcut that will do the same thing for you.

 

Hi Newt...

As I mentioned in my first post...yeah I know I can create a shortcut but I wanted the real deal. As you know if you right-click on a shortcut you only get the Properties of the shortcut but if you right-click an Outlook 9x to 2002 desktop Icon you get Full mail Properites and that's what I wanted.

I was going to post back that MS (Outlook Support) passed on my problem to Tech support and they gave me a *.reg file that created the Desktop Icon for me. Unfortunately it gives a minor error when I right-click and choose Properties. THe Properties Window does work though but gives the error. Tech support is workin on the error.

That's all for now...

 

Thanks for the update. Let us know when they finally get you fixed. Sounds like a useful reg tweak to know about.