Does it work in other folders?
Does it work when you start Outlook in Safe Mode?
Start-> Run; outlook.exe /safe
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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"davidj" <davidj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21C48BDA-BF71-46D4-8803-377BC7D435F1@microsoft.com...
> Greetings! I am using OL2003 on XP SP3. The Reading Pane has suddenly
> stopped
> working in the Inbox and Contacts. It is greyed out in the View Menu;
> therefore, I can't restore it there. I have done a Detect and Repair with
> no
> success in restoring it. I have also tried the /cleanviews switch to start
> Outlook as suggested by Milly Staples (MVP). I'm out of suggestions in my
> toolbox and need your help. What is causing this? How do I fix it? What
> sorts
> of things might be add-in culprits causing it? Thanks in advance!