Does it work correctly when you open Outlook in Safe Mode?
Start- Run; outlook.exe /safe

Which mail account type are you using?

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"edgers" wrote in message
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Within XP SP3 using Outlook 2003, I created several rules for messages in
Inbox and Junk Mail. Since establishing them, they are not working and I
cannot access any of those rules through Nav. Pane clicking on Tools -
Options - Rules Alerts. When I try to access the rues as previously
described, a dialog box opens for about one-half second and closes /
disappears before I can even read it.