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Outlook 2002 reminders don't "pop up"

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by cmb from omaha 2 views

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My work computer runs Windows XP and Outlook XP/2002. I need to remember to do things at certain times, so I've set Outlook reminders.

Here at work, those reminders do pop up--but unless I'm actually in Outlook at the time, they pop up "under" whatever window I'm currently working in-which does me no good at all!

How do I get my Outlook reminders to pop "all the way up" so I'll actually see them when I need them? Thanks in advance!

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by dklippert

Closest I could come was this code:

http://tinyurl.com/257jt

"It does not pop the actual Outlook reminder window to the top, but pops another reminder to the top, that when you click OK,your OL reminder becomes active. Here is the workaround:

a. Start Outlook.
b. Go to Tools -> Macro -> Visual Basic Editor.
c. Click the (General) drop down list and then choose "Application".
d. Click the drop down list next to "Application", and then choose
"Reminder" from the list.
e. Please type in the following code:

Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)

Shell ("net send 127.0.0.1 Reminder")

End Sub

f. Set up an appointment with the reminder to test the result.

NOTE: "net send" command will send a message to the machine, and pops up to the top window. We may need to wait for a while before receiving the net send command.

by cmb from omaha

I didn't actually use the code, but I did go to the url you provided and discovered that I just needed to "activate" the office assistant. That explains why I don't have the same problem at home! So I activated the kittycat assistant, which is actually pretty cute (it's a female thing). Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

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