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I have two PCs with a clean install of Vista and Office 2007 - Office 2003 has never been near either of them - and yet both have prompted me to install Office 2003 SP3 via Windows Updates. Even MBSA detected it as a missing update. Why do I need to install an Office 2003 update when I'm using Office 2007?

Why does Windows Update prompt me to install Office 2003 SP3 on a PC with Vista and Office 2007 installed? This has happened to me on two brand new PCs, which have never had Office 2003 anywhere near them.

After installing Office 2003 SP3 I am unable to use the scan to functions from my Brother scanner which used to open Outlook automatically. The error that is now received is.... " The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using. " How do we correct this?

I just installed SP3 for Office 2003 and when I open up Outlook 2003 and try to Archive my E-mails the Archive option is no longer there.  Does anyone know where it was moved to??  I went back to a machine that was not runnning SP3 and archive was right under Files -> Archive.  In SP3 it is no longer there.  Thanks

i just installed sp3 onto my office 2003, and now i can't even open .xnk file   a calindar that i have attach to send to users and manager..  it say that it is block.. what the F*CK..  why freaking ask people to update to sp3 and end up making the software unussable..  CRazy F*ckers

Will the over 16 items selection limitation gonna be fix?

We have a commercial product integrating with the --lovely-- Outlook 2003.

Due to the missing handling of hard-deletion, we have to cook up a very --smarty-- logic to detect them.

Will Outlook team ever gonna make this happened in 2003? like borrow the events BeforeFolderOrItemMove() from 2007?

PS: BTW, the mentioned events are kind of --too sophisticated-- working in 2007. Will the next service pack of 2007 make the events more --healthy-- ?

:|

outlook with SP3 drops almost all Email into the junk folder.  This includes email addresses that are in my contacts.

Jeff Horvath,

Could you let me know some more information about the scanner and software you have?

- What is the model number of the scanner?

- What is the version number of brother software/drivers you are using?

This will help us track down the issue - I appreciate your help,

Andrew Sullivan

Outlook Program Manager

After applying Outlook SP3 our users are no longer able to open files saved in the Outlook Message Format (.msg).

The following message is displayed when trying to open these files:

"The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using"

Our shortcuts are using the /recycle switch.

Some of the chatter on the net links this to Google desktop - but we aren't running Google desktop.

I neglected to add that we are running Windows 2000 Pro SP4 with all security fixes current.

Since we installed SP 3, we can not longer Edit in datasheet any lists on our SPPS 2003 Portal.

Any ideas???

Why are you responding to user's issues regarding ""The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using"

SP3 has disabled GFI Faxmaker on our system, and I have found no way to roll back to SP2.

At least acknowledge that SP3 has caused compatibility issues, and pretend that you care!

Ryan -

I tried using the email link but no -joy.  

We're launching Outlook initially with the /recycle switch.

Since you cannot easily uninstall Office SP3 - I went ahead and un-installed Office 2003 and then re-installed it.  After this I was again able to open .msg files.

We presently have a number of users affected by this problem - any help would be greatly appreciated.

Help please SP3 is installed and since then I have not been able to use the scanner function on my Brother MFC-5440CN Printer/Scanner/Copier.    I have a remote office and MUST scan everthing and send as an email.  Need help fast since my boss is less than pleased with this interuption of service

Yikes  thought I was glad to get the SP3 update until i found out that i can not use the scanner function on my all in one Brother.   Used to be able to scan directly into Outlook, now it comes up with the command line is not valid error.   More than 60 percent of what I send is scanned and sent via Outlook  This has created a huge problem for me in the last two weeks   Any help in correcting this issue??

I fixed my SP3 problem by uninstalling Office, and reinstalling. This is the ONLY way I found to remove SP3. I reinstalled SP2, and disabled Microsoft Update (I switched back to Windows update). I guess I'll have to start looking at Open Office next!

The Outlook with SP3 error breaking faxmaker appears to be that in implementing SP3, microsoft removed the /c cmdline switch from outlook. Faxmaker, and I would guess the scanner referenced above used this switch instead of /a to open outlook with an attachment. I have the same issue on all of my XP machines. I will be refferring it to our Microsoft Rep today.

i have same problem with brother scanner to outlook now that SP3 has been updated   how can i fix please?

I cannot open .msg files anymore.  What is going on?

After installing Office SP3, I can no longer retrieve any emails, either from accounts with my ISP, or remote ones.  Internet works just fine, and Outlook worked fine before the SP3 upgrade.  I'm on MS Office SE 2003 (11.8169.8172) SP3.  Error is 0x80042108.  Running Test Account Settings says it cannot lot into the incoming mail server (POP3).  Any thoughts on what to try to get this working again, short of a System Restore to a point before the SP3 install?  Thanks!

After I installed SP3, my Brother MFC5440 Printer/scanner/copier can not open Outlook to scan to email. "The command line argument is not valid".

What does Brother say about the problem?

Humm... what do SP3 on our program...

-disabled association with Microsoft Document Imaging file (.mdi)

- unable to scan any document in Office Suite with some scanner (Brother mfc9180 - Oce KM1650 with scan module)

The program seem to scan normaly but at the end, no image inserted....

with another program (Paperport, Omnipage pro) the scan is correct.

Is Microsoft Office not using Twain correctly since SP3 ?

After installing Office 2003 SP3 I am unable to use the scan to functions from my Brother scanner which used to open Outlook automatically. The error that is now received is.... " The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using. " How do we correct this? We are using a Brother MFC-8460N and have downloaded all the recent updates for the drivers & software per the Brother website.

I installed SP3 and now my computer thinks office is no longer installed.  I want to re-install office, but foolishly I did not print the registration key out, and it is locked in my archives of outlook...

Hi

Since the Office 2003 automatic update to sp3 I am contunually getting a promt to Enter Network Password on one of my two POP e-mail accounts in Outlook. Gmail works fine but my work e-mail pops up the promt to type in my user name and password -- with the "Save this password in your password list" option unchecked. I check it and hit OK but it pops right up again...

When you try sending attachments in word and excel you recieve :

Word Couldn't send mail because of Mapi Failure

This would be nice to have in uninstall feature included with these Service Packs. We are now have a number of computers with this problem after the SP3 upgrade.

I also have a problem with Outlook command lines since 2003.

We use shortcuts to open the different folders. Prior to SP3, command lines like the following worked OK:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" /folder outlook:calendar /recycle

This now gives the "The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using" error. I've added the /select switch as follows:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" /folder /select outlook:calendar /recycle

...but still get the same error. I've found I can use /folder and /recycle on their own, or /select on its own, but not all three together.

This is no good for me. I want shortcuts to open the existing outlook instance to a specific folder. How can I now achieve this?

yours frustratedly,

Simon

For all of you having problems with Brother MFC/DCP machines not being able to scan to email, there is an update to ControlCenter called "ControlCenter2 Update Tool" on Brother website. Go to downloads for your model and it will be listed under utilities. It has worked for me.

For all of you having problems with Brother MFC/DCP machines not being able to scan to email, there is an update to ControlCenter called "ControlCenter2 Update Tool" on Brother website. Go to downloads for your model and it will be listed under utilities. It has worked for me.

I downloaded the ControlCenter2 update tool from Brother's website, but am still getting the message about "the command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using"

Anyone have any other suggestions?  Thank you.

After i installed office 2003 sp3, some email looks like this RGVhciBQYXJ0bmVyLA0KDQogICAgICAgIGJlbGxvdyB5b3UgY2FuIGZpbmQgYSB2ZXJ5IGFnZ3Jl

c3NpdmUgcHJvbW90aW9uIGluIG9yZGVyIHRvIGFjY2VsZXJhdGUgeW91ciBzZWxsIG91dC4NCg0K

UHJvZHVjdHM

I used to receive from these recepients with no problem prior to sp3 installation. Does anyone please know how to solve this problem?

you have to install the update after downloading it (duh!!) - i had the same issue with the mfc 8460n and the patch to the control center program worked like a charm.  Good job, Brother!!!

If I try to FAX a PDF or Word Doc or anything I get this message every time “The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using.” It opens in a small window. I do not or have never installed SP3 for Office.

Please Help

Thank you for the Control center 2 update suggestion. After downloading it, yes you need to decompress and install it. But it Worked!

When I try to use 'mailto:' within an Excel spreadsheet, it won't let me add Attachments with it. It tells me “The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using.” It worked fine with SP2. Is there a way to fix this? Other than going back to SP2.

Windows Vista Home Premium

Outlook 2003 SP3

Brother MFC 640CW

Control Center 3

This combination does not work. Still get the "invalid command line" message box. The "Control Center 2" update is not for Vista, so this offers no solution.

Please help?!?!?!?

Brother have a patch which fixes the scan to email problem "The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using":

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/eu/gb/en/dlf/dlf/000000/003100/dlf003176.html?reg=eu&c=gb&lang=en&prod=mfc885cw_all&type2=2&os=74&flang=4&dlid=dlf003176&dispforlist=1

I have tried the patch from brother did not help. I only saw the control center 3 not 2. Can anyone help?

Ryan Gregg,

"This functionality is no longer available through a mailto link. "

Why did you take this functionality out is very usefull and I used it every day at work. Can you put it back please?

Command Center 2 software is up to date (so the path did not help) and I get the following error message when trying to install 3:  Installed Version of Command Center does not support the update installer.

I have Brother MFC 640CW running on Windows XP

Now what?

OK, the way I just fixed.  Open the configuration for Email and delete the Microsoft Outlook option.  Close Control center, and reopen.  Go back in configure for email and you will now see a new Microsoft Outlook 2003 option.  Select and scan.

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I am geting this error "The command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using" also in 2003 SP2.

I am programmatically opening an msg file using ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\outlook.exe",C:\\Test.msg", NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL.

The only difference is I am using /open switch here.

I too am getting the the 'Command line argument is not valid. Verify the switch you are using' dialogue when scanning-to-email from my OCE fx3000 MFC using Brother ControlCenter 2 and Outlook SP3.

The upgrade tool doesn't work, as it states 'The update cannot continue because ControlCenter2 is not installed properly.  Please reinstall the original ControlCenter2 and run the update installer again.'  I have tried to reinstall and re-update to no avail. I can't find any updates specifically for any OCE machines.

Dear,

My Outlook does not display correct Unicode font (Vietnamese turns into symbols "?") after i upgrade SP2 to SP3. everything else is ok: internet, web mail, word, excel...

the same email with Vietnamese font displays correct on my desktop (SP2) but it does NOT on my laptop. so i guess the XP SP3 is the cause.

do you have any idea or comment to help me out?

thanks a lot

K.

I tried the controlcenter2 patch; deleted outlook from the configuration; chose ms outlook 2003 from the configuration and still get the message.  Nothing is working and it is quite frustrating.

Don't laugh please. I have Win XP Pro and MS Office 2002. Working fine for a long time. I downloaded SP3 by default, without thinking. Now my Lexmark X4550 scanner mode vanished. I can see the scanner but the scanning screen won't come. When I try to reinstall it, it asks for XP Pro disk. When I provide this CD, it says the files are not there. What do I do? I depend on scanning all the time. Help

We're nearly a whole year on from first introducing SP3 for Office 2003, and certain issues CONTINUE to arise, additional fixes are seemingly NOT forthcoming, and neither are any apologies or explanations.  Expectations are NOT being suitably MANAGED here, friends.

I have to admit, Office 2003 SP3 is an EMBARASSING SHAM of an update/upgrade, by many foregone accounts.

(Noticed the many BUGFIXES since (rushed?!) launch??)

I'm trying to help someone resolve an issue with Outlook 2003 (SP2) which inconsistently prompts for a mail account password which, when given, isn't saved.

A help article in YAHOO suggested that, once other remedies were attempted - which did not solve the issue - one should Upgrade Outlook from SP2 to SP3.

LUCKILY(?!), the installation **failed** to even get going due to the Installer's inability to locate a NON-EXISTANT SKU1CA.CAB file associated with Office:SBE (neither on the CD nor in the MSOcache)...

So, what options for the journey from 2003 SP3?

Double back to the slower, bumpier 2003 SP2 B-road?

Or pay a huge toll to join the faster 2007 Turnpike?

Gee, thanks, MS Outlook Team.

Flying OpenSource seems suddenly so much more of an attractive option...