Tom G. wrote:

Everytime I start Outlook 2003 I get:

"An error occured in the folder shortcuts file (.fav). Outlook will
recreate the default folder shortcuts."

I have searched for a solution to this in both the KB and on most of
the tech sites. The only references I can find are to start Windows
in safe mode, delete the .fav file then start Outlook.

If there is any .fav file, it will be in
%AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook

I've tried safe mode and restart. No luck.

There IS no .fav file in any folder anywhere on my system (yes, I've
looked in hidden/system folders). I even tried creating a 0-byte file
with the name of my profile. No effect.

Outlook's probably complaining, then, because it can't create the file.

Any ideas? I don't really want to reinstall Office if I can avoid it.

Check the ownership and permissions on the files in your Windows user
profile.
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Brian Tillman