ChristyL wrote:

When tyring to create a new appointment in Outlook 2003, on Win. XP,
I get a message that says "A registry key is missing in the OLE
directory." Has anyone seen this before and have any idea where to
start troubleshooting?

Here's a shot in the dark: click StartRun and enter

regsvr32.exe ole32.dll

Click OK.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]