Microsoft KB Archive/222368

= OL2000: Inbox Assistant Description Not Migrated to Rules Wizard =

Article ID: 222368

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 Q222368



SYMPTOMS
If you upgrade Outlook 97 to Outlook 2000, and you had Inbox Assistant rules set up in Outlook 97, those rules migrate to the Rules Wizard but do not retain their descriptions. Instead the new rules are named "Inbox Assistant rule #n" where "n" is the number of the rule.



CAUSE
Inbox Assistant rules use a description, while the Rules Wizard rules use a name field. Descriptions do not migrate to name fields when upgrading.



RESOLUTION
To manually rename each rule in the Rules Wizard:
 * 1) In Outlook, open your Inbox.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Rules Wizard.
 * 3) Click to select the rule you want to rename, and then click Rename.
 * 4) In the New name of rule box, type the new name, and then click OK.
 * 5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have renamed all rules, and then click OK, to close the Rules Wizard.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB222368

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