Article ID: 240697 - Last Review: October 25, 2007 - Revision: 5.7 You receive an "Outlook cannot perform your search" error message when you use the Find feature in OutlookThis article was previously published under Q240697 WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE COMMAND-LINE SWITCHES PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides these command-line switches without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. SYMPTOMS
When you use the Find feature in Outlook, you receive the following error message:
Outlook cannot perform your search. Outlook cannot display this view. The folder already exists.
CAUSE
A previously-defined Advanced Find has been saved and is now corrupted.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information about this and other command-line switches for Outlook 2000, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
197180
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197180/EN-US/
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OL2000: Additional Command-Line Switches
Outlook 98:
182112
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182112/EN-US/
)
OL98: Additional Command-Line Switches
Outlook 97:
156982
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156982/EN-US/
)
OL97: Additional Command-Line Switches
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