Replying in Outlook

[elorenzo]

When openning up Outlook 2000 using Windows 98 SE, when I go to click on the reply to an email message, it immediately minimizes down to the task bar. Is there a setting to change or a shortcut to avoid this annoyance?

[DaveA]

Go to 'tools>Options' Preference tab and then select the 'Email options button'
What settings do you have in the 'On replies and forwards' selecten lists?

[elorenzo]

The option selected is "include original message text" for both of them. No difference if I change them.

[DaveA]

In the same pane do you have 'Close original meassage on reply or forward' checked ?
If NOT then check it and let us know what happens.

[elorenzo]

Had it checked, unchecked, closed Outlook and problem still present. Checked it, closed Outlook and problem still present. There has to be a default setting somewhere that is causing it. I am using Word also. I am about ready to try and do a detect and repair, however, everytime i do that, it reinstall all of Office. Thanks for the time!!

[DaveA]

Are you using Word as your email editor?
If so this may be what is doing this.

[MaryJ]

The message pane minimizes? What happens if you click on it to restore it? Then close outlook and reopen. That should reset the window state - apparently the window thinks you last used it minimized.

[elorenzo]

Yes, I am using Word. Do you know of a setting to be changed in either Word or Outlook 2000 to avoid the nuisance of the minimizing?

[elorenzo]

Thank you Mary J!!! I just remembered from your reply that I had installed Microsoft's Save Your Settings program which does not appear anywhere to turn it on or off. This solved the problem!!! Thanks again.