A bit more background, may be this helps.
I can open Outlook 2003 OK, but when it opens, the drop down menu File -
Import and Export gives no response. If I try to open a new folder, I get the
message "Outlook can't read the registry information", and asks me to either
close and restart Outlook, and or reinstall Outlook, and or reistall
Microsoft Exchange or other email system.
(Incidentally I am not intending to use Outlook for email, simply to
retrieve Contacts and Calendar data.)

The target of the shortcut which opens Office Outlook 2003 successfully is
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" /recycle

When trying to open the .pst files, I have selected Outlook as the program
to use to open, and then get the message I first mentioned in my first post,
ie "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. The command line is not
valid. Verify the switch you are using"

Tried repair (via Add Remove Programs), that didn't make any difference.

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Boysie


"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"boysie" wrote in message
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Recently had to replace motherboard, so due to not wanting to pay HP "fee"
to
re tattoo BIOS, reloaded OS (Windows XP). Saved previous content of hard
drive on external hard drive.
Reloaded Office 2003, now cannot get Outlook to recognise old .pst files
from previous content of hard drive. When I attempt to open a .pst file, get
error notice "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. The command line is not
valid. Verify the switch you are using"

Post the target of the shorcut you're using, exactly as it appears in the
shortcut properties. If you're not using a shortcut, post exactly what you're
doing.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]