Two Outlook icons

May 23, 2008

I have two identical looking icons.

If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a shortcut

file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and a caption of

"Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

Profiles.

Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking either

brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about the

"recycle". What does that do?

I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does. I

mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

Thanks for any info

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

Not really a win Q

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

Your first shortcut is one that has been created

The second (mail Setup) is the default created during installation of

Office/Outlook

"AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

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>I have two identical looking icons.

>

> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a shortcut

> file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and a caption

> of "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>

> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

> Profiles.

>

> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking

> either brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about

> the "recycle". What does that do?

>

> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does. I

> mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>

> Thanks for any info

>

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

"AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

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>I have two identical looking icons.

>

> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a shortcut

> file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and a caption of

> "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>

> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail Setup -

> Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show Profiles.

>

> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking either

> brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about the

> "recycle". What does that do?

>

> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does. I

> mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>

> Thanks for any info

First off, if you haven't done so already, you might want to post this question

in the Outlook newsgroup.

That said, the /recycle switch in the first shortcut starts Outlook or makes an

existing Outlook window active. If that switch wasn't there and you had Outlook

running, double clicking the shortcut would open another instance of Outlook.

Outlook Command Line Switches

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP010031101033.aspx

The second shortcut is created when Outlook is installed and usually is placed

on your Desktop. It will also show up at the top of the XP style Start menu if

Outlook is your default email program. Process Explorer shows that selecting

Properties from the context menu for that shortcut launches this command.

"rundll32.exe" shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL

"C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\MLCFG32.CPL"

Basically, what it does is launch the Mail applet in Control Panel.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

The date and time was 5/23/2008 6:47 AM, and on a whim, AAaron123

pounded out on the keyboard:

> I have two identical looking icons.

>

> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a shortcut

> file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and a caption of

> "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>

> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

> Profiles.

>

> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking either

> brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about the

> "recycle". What does that do?

>

> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does. I

> mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>

> Thanks for any info

>

Hi Aaron,

One is not a shortcut, but the program icon. MS does that with certain

icons, like IE too. The other is a shortcut, denoted by the square box

and arrow (unless you have shortcuts modified by using TweakUI or some

other utility).

Here is what /recycle does:

Starts Outlook using an existing Outlook window, if one exists. Can be

used in combination with /explorer or /folder. The Outlook shortcut in

the Quick Launch bar uses the /recycle switch.

See all the options here:

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

--

Terry R.

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May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

thanks

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

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> Not really a win Q

> http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

> Your first shortcut is one that has been created

> The second (mail Setup) is the default created during installation of

> Office/Outlook

>

> "AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

> news:eRRq7tNvIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>I have two identical looking icons.

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a

>> shortcut file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and

>> a caption of "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

>> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

>> Profiles.

>>

>> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking

>> either brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about

>> the "recycle". What does that do?

>>

>> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does.

>> I mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>>

>> Thanks for any info

>>

>

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

Thanks

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message

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> "AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

> news:eRRq7tNvIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>I have two identical looking icons.

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a

>> shortcut file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and

>> a caption of "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

>> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

>> Profiles.

>>

>> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking

>> either brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about

>> the "recycle". What does that do?

>>

>> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does.

>> I mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>>

>> Thanks for any info

>

> First off, if you haven't done so already, you might want to post this

> question in the Outlook newsgroup.

Didn't know there is one. Should have checked.

>

> That said, the /recycle switch in the first shortcut starts Outlook or

> makes an existing Outlook window active. If that switch wasn't there and

> you had Outlook running, double clicking the shortcut would open another

> instance of Outlook.

>

> Outlook Command Line Switches

> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP010031101033.aspx

>

> The second shortcut is created when Outlook is installed and usually is

> placed on your Desktop. It will also show up at the top of the XP style

> Start menu if Outlook is your default email program. Process Explorer

> shows that selecting Properties from the context menu for that shortcut

> launches this command.

So it is a shortcut but right clicking does something different than most

shortcuts. Guess that's programable.

I just got Process Explorer and will study that.

Thanks

>

> "rundll32.exe" shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL

> "C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\MLCFG32.CPL"

>

> Basically, what it does is launch the Mail applet in Control Panel.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

thanks

"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 5/23/2008 6:47 AM, and on a whim, AAaron123 pounded

> out on the keyboard:

>

>> I have two identical looking icons.

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a

>> shortcut file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and

>> a caption of "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>>

>> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

>> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

>> Profiles.

>>

>> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking

>> either brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about

>> the "recycle". What does that do?

>>

>> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does.

>> I mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>>

>> Thanks for any info

>>

>

> Hi Aaron,

>

> One is not a shortcut, but the program icon. MS does that with certain

> icons, like IE too. The other is a shortcut, denoted by the square box

> and arrow (unless you have shortcuts modified by using TweakUI or some

> other utility).

>

> Here is what /recycle does:

>

> Starts Outlook using an existing Outlook window, if one exists. Can be

> used in combination with /explorer or /folder. The Outlook shortcut in the

> Quick Launch bar uses the /recycle switch.

>

> See all the options here:

> http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

>

> --

> Terry R.

>

> ***Reply Note***

> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.

> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

May 23, 2008

Re: Two Outlook icons

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

"AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

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> Thanks

>

> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message

> news:edZ4b8NvIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> "AAaron123" <aaaron123@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

>> news:eRRq7tNvIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>I have two identical looking icons.

>>>

>>> If I right-click/properties on one I get the usual property for a shortcut

>>> file with a target ending in \OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle and a caption of

>>> "Microsoft Office Outlook Properties"

>>>

>>> If I right-click/properties on the other one I get a caption of "Mail

>>> Setup - Outlook" and a dialog box that allow me to do things like Show

>>> Profiles.

>>>

>>> Seems I can delete the first one mentioned above since left-clicking either

>>> brings up Outlook so I don't need two icons. But I wonder about the

>>> "recycle". What does that do?

>>>

>>> I haven't been able to determine what left-clicking the second one does. I

>>> mean it opens Outlook but what the command is I can't determine.

>>>

>>> Thanks for any info

>>

>> First off, if you haven't done so already, you might want to post this

>> question in the Outlook newsgroup.

>

> Didn't know there is one. Should have checked.

>

>>

>> That said, the /recycle switch in the first shortcut starts Outlook or makes

>> an existing Outlook window active. If that switch wasn't there and you had

>> Outlook running, double clicking the shortcut would open another instance of

>> Outlook.

>>

>> Outlook Command Line Switches

>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP010031101033.aspx

>>

>> The second shortcut is created when Outlook is installed and usually is

>> placed on your Desktop. It will also show up at the top of the XP style Start

>> menu if Outlook is your default email program. Process Explorer shows that

>> selecting Properties from the context menu for that shortcut launches this

>> command.

>

> So it is a shortcut but right clicking does something different than most

> shortcuts. Guess that's programable.

> I just got Process Explorer and will study that.

>

> Thanks

>

>>

>> "rundll32.exe" shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL

>> "C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\MLCFG32.CPL"

>>

>> Basically, what it does is launch the Mail applet in Control Panel.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

>>

>

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