Gavcom: October 2012

Error code Message
Code 1 This device is not configured correctly.
Code 3 The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources.
Code 10 This device cannot start.
Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.
Code 14 This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer.
Code 16 Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses.
Code 18 Reinstall the drivers for this device.
Code 19 Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. To fix this problem, you can first try running a Troubleshooting Wizard. If that does not work, you should uninstall and then reinstall the hardware device.
Code 21 Windows is removing this device.
Code 22 This device is disabled.
Code 24 This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.
Code 28 The drivers for this device are not installed.
Code 29 This device is disabled because the firmware of the device did not give it the required resources.
Code 31 This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device.
Code 32 A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality.
Code 33 Windows cannot determine which resources are required for this device.
Code 34 Windows cannot determine the settings for this device. Consult the documentation that came with this device and use the Resource tab to set the configuration.
Code 35 Your computer's system firmware does not include enough information to properly configure and use this device. To use this device, contact your computer manufacturer to obtain a firmware or BIOS update.
Code 36 This device is requesting a PCI interrupt but is configured for an ISA interrupt (or vice versa). Please use the computer's system setup program to reconfigure the interrupt for this device.
Code 37 Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware.
Code 38 Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory.
Code 39 Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing.
Code 40 Windows cannot access this hardware because its service key information in the registry is missing or recorded incorrectly.
Code 41 Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device.
Code 42 Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because there is a duplicate device already running in the system.
Code 43 Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems.
Code 44 An application or service has shut down this hardware device.
Code 45 Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer.
Code 46 Windows cannot gain access to this hardware device because the operating system is in the process of shutting down.
Code 47 Windows cannot use this hardware device because it has been prepared for safe removal, but it has not been removed from the computer.
Code 48 The software for this device has been blocked from starting because it is known to have problems with Windows. Contact the hardware vendor for a new driver.
Code 49 Windows cannot start new hardware devices because the system hive is too large (exceeds the Registry Size Limit).

/a path:\<filename> Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment. Example:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Outlook.exe" /a "C:\My Documents\labels.doc"
If no item type is specified, IPM.Note is assumed. Cannot be used with message classes that aren’t based on Outlook.

/altvba <otmfilename> Opens the VBA program specified in otmfilename, rather than
%appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook\
VbaProject.OTM.

/autorun macroname Opens Outlook and immediately runs the macro specified in macroname.
(no longer supported after Outlook 2003 SP2)

/c <messageclass> Creates a new item of the specified message class (Outlook forms or any other valid MAPI form).Examples:
§ /c ipm.activity
creates a Journal entry
§ /c ipm.appointment
creates an appointment
§ /c ipm.contact
creates a contact
§ /c ipm.note
creates an e-mail message
§ /c ipm.stickynote
creates a note
§ /c ipm.task
creates a task

/checkclient Prompts for the default manager of e-mail, news, and contacts.
/cleanautocompletecache Removes all names and e-mail addresses from the AutoComplete list.
/cleancategories Deletes any custom category names that you have created. Restores categories to the default names.

/cleanclientrules Starts Outlook and deletes client-based rules.

/cleanconvongoingactions Deletes the Conversations Actions Table (CAT). CAT entries for a conversation thread usually expire 30 days after no activity. The command-line switch clears all conversation tagging, ignore, and moving rules immediately stopping any additional actions.

/cleandmrecords Deletes the logging records saved when a manager or a delegate declines a meeting.
/cleanfinders Removes Search Folders from the Microsoft Exchange server store.
/cleanfreebusy Clears and regenerates free/busy information. This switch can only be used when you are able to connect to your Microsoft Exchange server.
/cleanfromaddress Removes all manually added From entries from the profile.
/cleanips Restores receival of new messages in Exchange Cached mode (KB968773)
/cleanprofile Removes invalid profile keys and recreates default registry keys where applicable.
/cleanpst Launches Outlook with a clean Personal Folders file (.pst)
/cleanreminders Clears and regenerates reminders.

/cleanroamedprefs All previous roamed preferences are deleted and copied again from the local settings on the computer where this switch is used. This includes the roaming settings for reminders, free/busy grid, working hours, calendar publishing, and RSS rules.

/cleanrules Starts Outlook and deletes client- and server-based rules.
/cleanschedplus Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server and enables the free/busy information from the Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all Schedule+ 1.0 users.

/cleanserverrules Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules.
/cleansharing Removes all RSS, Internet Calendar, and SharePoint subscriptions from Account Settings, but leaves all the previously downloaded content on your computer. This is useful if you cannot delete one of these subscriptions within Outlook 2010.

/cleansniff Deletes duplicate reminder messages.
/cleansubscriptions Deletes the subscription messages and properties for subscription features.
/cleanviews Restores default views. All custom views you created are lost.
/designer Starts Outlook without figuring out if Outlook should be the default client in the first run.

/embedding <msgfilename> Opens the specified message file (.msg) as an OLE embedding. Also used without command-line parameters for standard OLE co-create.
/explorer Opens the new window in “explorer” mode (link bar on).

/f <msgfilename> Opens the specified message file (.msg) or Microsoft Office saved search (.oss).
(Support for oss-files has been dropped since Outlook 2003 SP2 due to security restrictions)

/finder Opens the Advanced Find dialog box.
/firstrun Starts Outlook as if it were run for the first time.
/folder Opens a new window in “folder” mode (Navigation Pane off).
/hol <holfilename.hol> Opens the specified .hol file.
/ical <icsfilename> Opens the specified .ics file.
/importprf path:\<filename.prf> Launches Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean launch.
/l <olkfilename> Opens the specified .olk file.
/launchtraininghelp assetid Opens a Help window with the Help topic specified in assetid.
/m emailname Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item. Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.
Example:
outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname

/nocustomize Starts Outlook without loading outcmd.dat (customized toolbars) and *.fav file.
/noextensions Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager.
/nopollmail Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup.
/nopreview Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off and removes the option from the View menu.
/p <msgfilename> Prints the specified message (.msg).
Prior to Outlook 2007, this does not work with HTML messages.
/profile <profilename> Loads the specified profile. If your profile name contains a space, enclose the profile name in quotation marks (“).
/profiles Opens the Choose Profile dialog box regardless of the Options setting on the Tools menu.
/recycle Starts Outlook using an existing Outlook window, if one exists. Used in combination with /explorer or /folder.

/regserver Rewrites all Outlook specific registry keys and re-associates file extensions without having to reinstall Outlook or run setup with the /y switch. The settings are stored in the Outlook.srg file located in the same folder as the Outlook program.

/remigratecategories Starts Outlook and and initiates the following commands on the default mailbox:
§ Upgrades colored For Follow Up flags to Office Outlook 2007 color categories.
§ Upgrades calendar labels to Office Outlook 2007 color categories.
§ Adds all categories used on non-mail items into the Master Category List.
Note: This is the same command asUpgrade to Color Categories in each Outlook mailbox properties dialog box.
/remigrateconversations
/resetfoldernames Resets default folder names (such as Inbox or Sent Items) to default names in the current Office user interface language.For example, if you first connect to your mailbox Outlook using a Russian user interface, the Russian default folder names cannot be renamed. To change the default folder names to another language such as Japanese or English, you can use this switch to reset the default folder names after changing the user interface language or installing a different language version of Outlook.
/resetfolders Restores missing folders for the default delivery location.
/resetformregions Empties the form regions cache and reloads the form region definitions from the Windows registry.
/resetoutlookbar Rebuilds the Outlook Bar.
/resetnavpane Clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile.
/resetquicksteps Restores the default Quick Steps. All user-created Quick Steps are deleted.
/resetsearchcriteria Resets all Instant Search criteria so that the default set of criteria is shown in each module.
/resetsharedfolders Removes all shared folders from the Navigation Pane.
/resettodobar
Clears and regenerates the To-Do Bar task list for the current profile. The To-Do Bar search folder is deleted and re-created.

/restore
Attempts to open the same profile and folders that were open prior to an abnormal Outlook shutdown.

/rpcdiag
Opens Outlook and displays the remote procedure call (RPC) connection status dialog.

/s <filename> Loads the specified shortcuts file (.fav).
/safe Starts Outlook without extensions, Reading Pane, or toolbar customization.
/safe:1 Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off.
/safe:2 Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup.
/safe:3 Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager.
/safe:4 Starts Outlook without loading Outcmd.dat (customized toolbars) and *.fav file.

/select foldername Starts Outlook and opens the specified folder in a new window. For example, to open Outlook and display the default calendar use:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Outlook.exe" /select outlook:calendar

/share feed://URL/filename Specifies a sharing URL to connect to Outlook. For example, use stssync://URL to connect a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 list to Outlook.
/share stssync://URL
/share web://URL/filename
/sniff Starts Outlook and forces a detection of new meeting requests in the Inbox, and then adds them to the calendar.
/t <oftfilename> Opens the specified .oft file.
/unregserver Deletes all registry keys and file associations for Outlook. Its actions are based on the Outlook.srg file located in the same folder as the Outlook application. Use the /regserver switch to rewrite the registry keys and file associations after using this switch.
/v <vcffilename> Opens the specified .vcf file.
/vcal <vcsfilename> Opens the specified .vcs file.
/x <xnkfilename> Opens the specified .xnk file.

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