Microsoft KB Archive/259213

= XCLN: Automatic Journaling Configured But Not Storing Data in Outlook 97 and Outlook 98 =

Article ID: 259213

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q259213



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you configure Outlook to use journaling, the journaling data is not stored in the Journal folder.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the path for the Item Log File value or Outlook Item Log File value that is located in the following registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Journal

is not a path to an available folder location in the operating system file structure.

For example, if the Item Log File value or Outlook Item Log File path is C:\Winnt on a Microsoft Windows 98 system, this issue occurs.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, modify the path in the Item Log File or Outlook Item Log File value to an accessible path in the operating system structure:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate the Item Log File or Outlook Item Log File value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Journal

 On the Edit menu, click String, type an accessible path in the operating system structure, and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor.



MORE INFORMATION
If you delete of the following registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Journal

and then restart the client, the key is recreated with an accessible path.

Additional query words: OL97, OL98

Keywords: kbprb KB259213

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.