Microsoft KB Archive/196808

= OL2000: (CW) Out Of Office Assistant Missing from Tools Menu =

Article ID: 196808

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196808



NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu, click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook, you should see "Corporate" if you have the Corporate Workgroup installation.



SYMPTOMS
On the Tools menu in Microsoft Outlook, the Out Of Office Assistant command is unavailable, appears dimmed, or results in the following error message when clicked:

The command is not available. See the program documentation about how to use this extension.



CAUSE
The Out Of Office Assistant is a feature available with the Microsoft Exchange Server service. It is only available when the Microsoft Exchange Server information service is included in your profile, and you are connected to a functional Microsoft Exchange Server.

