Q: How do you get the month view to "stick" the next time OotD loads?
A: Close OotD, then open Microsoft Outlook and set up the calendar the way you would like to see it in OotD and then close Microsoft Outlook. The next time you start OotD it will load with that layout.
Q: I like to use month view, but every time I click on a day in the calendar, it changes to day view. How can I get back to month view without closing OotD, opening outlook, changing the view, and re-opening OotD.
A: The easiest way to go back to month view is to right click anywhere inside the OotD window and click "Goto Date" then select "Month View" from the pull down.
Q: Can I view shared calendars in OotD.
A: At the present time no. I am looking at adding the ability to this.
Q: OotD crashes on startup.
A: This is likely caused by an incorrectly registered dll. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870707 for a resolution. You may also see an event log entry similar to the following when the crash occurs:
EventType clr20r3, P1 outlookdesktop.exe, P2 1.3.4.0, P3 471d694a, P4 axinterop.microsoft.office.interop.outlookviewctl, P5 12.0.0.0, P6 471d6949, P7 5, P8 14, P9 pszqoadhx1u5zahbhohghldgiy4qixhx, P10 NIL.
If it continues to throw an error on startup, you may have a problem with your Office Installation. The most sure way to fix it is to completely uninstall Office and re-install.
Q: I installed OotD, but all I get is a red x in a transparent window?
A: See the above requirements .. if you are running Microsoft Office 2000, you need to have SR-1a at the very least installed. You can get it here. If you are sure you meet the minimum requirements, then it could very well be a problem with your office installation. Doing a detect and repair in the help menu of Outlook has sometimes fixed the problem, as has upgrading to the latest service pack available for your version of Microsoft Office.
Q: I would like the ability to show the Outlook Today page in OotD, is this possible?
A: Unfortunately not. As far as I can tell, Microsoft has not provided any way of hosting the Outlook Today page inside of of the Outlook View Control (which OotD uses). In fact, it was meant to be used the other way around. Outlook Today is meant to contain the outlook view control to customize it.
