Microsoft KB Archive/281042

= You receive a &quot;Can't open this item. Out of memory or system resources&quot; error message when you try to open a note in Outlook 2002 or Outlook 2003 =

Article ID: 281042

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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This article was previously published under Q281042





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Note in Microsoft Outlook, the Note may not open and you may receive the following message:

Can't open this item. Out of memory or system resources. Close some windows or programs and try again.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if a Note contains the maximum number of characters that Outlook allows, approximately 30,000.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, create a new Note that contains fewer characters.



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: ol2002 ol2003

Keywords: kbprb kberrmsg kbnofix KB281042

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