You didn't mention what version of Outlook you are using. Best guess at
this point if using Outlook 2002/2003 is to select Help About Microsoft
Outlook Disabled Items to see if the component has been disabled.

"sharonr" wrote in message
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The error message is The Out of Office Assistant could not be displayed. A
required action was not successful due to an unspecified error. I then
press
OK. Another window opens System resources are critically low. Close some
windows. The system resources are adequate.