Outlook 2000

I think I understood that... is this what you are saying:

Upon opening a particular Outlook file, it "runs minimized", meaning that it is present on the taskbar but no window is open on the desktop? In order to reveal the window, you have to right-click on it on the task-bar and select Maximize?

If I understood you correctly, then that is the same problem I had with Microsoft Photo Editor a few weeks ago. There was a hiccup in the registry, and the middle window-size (between Minimize and Maximize) had some undisplayable values in it. I searched the registry for Photo Editor and entered realistic values in the String Value "InitialPosition".

The values are entered as x1, y1, x2, y2, where x1,y1 is the top left corner of the window and x2,y2 is the bottom right corner. The numbers in that key, for MS Photo Editor, must be positive, and represent pixel-locations within your screen resolution. So I replaced the "1685, 32112, 19073, 822" with "65, 50, 200, 200" and Viola!

What I'm not certain of is where Outlook tucks that setting away. I haven't found the same value name in any of the Outlook keys. Good luck.