Microsoft KB Archive/130361

Calendar: New Calendar Created if Creation Date Never Written

PSS ID Number: Q130361 Article last modified on 08-07-1995

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WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

If the system stops responding (hangs) for the current user signed into the Bob Home, the following message may appear:

I couldn’t find your calendar, so I created a new one…

The current user may receive the above message every time he/she starts the Calendar. Other users that sign into the Home can start the Calendar without this error message.

= CAUSE =

This is due to corruption in one of the tables in the UTOPIA.MDB file.

= RESOLUTION =

Two options exist for the person that is experiencing this error:

Option 1 (Recommended)

 * 1) Make all of the user’s (person receiving the error message) letters, checkbooks, notebook lists, address books, and other information public.
 * 2) Remove the current user so the preferred name can be used again when signing back in (follow the steps below to remove the user completely from Bob). Program icons and custom changes for this user will need to be added again.
 * 3) Sign in with the old name (the one removed in step 2), open letters and other private information, and mark them as private again.

To remove the user from Bob, do the following:

  Enter Bob.   From the Sign In list, click the Remove Someone squishy.   Make sure that only the user with the problem is selected. Click Remove.   Exit Bob.   Open the Control Panel.   Double-click the Time/Date icon.   Set the date at least six months ahead of the current date.   Start Bob (you should receive a “Backup” message - choose Cancel). </li>  Sign in as Guest (choose Guest Is OK from next message). </li>  After you enter Home, double-click the Exit sign. </li>  Wait until message “I need to do some housekeeping” goes away then exit Bob. </li>  Repeat step 5-7 above and reset date to the current date. NOTE: If you do not receive the messages from steps 8-11, the date may need to be set ahead a year or more in six month increments for step 7 above. </li></ol>

Option 2
Sign in as a new user. This causes items that were created within all Bob programs not marked as public to be hidden when you sign in as this new user. Program icons and custom changes need to be added again.

KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg KBSubcategory: B_Calendar

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