Navigation Pane: Multiple local folders & can't save favorites

Outlook70
Dell Inspiron 8200

Windows XP Pro

Office 2003



My hard drive recently died and I am reinstalling

everything on a new drive. This is a clean install of

Office 2003.



Repeatedly starting Outlook caused a new local folder to

be created in the navigation pane. There are currently

eight duplicate local folders. I cannot delete them:

either the "Close local folder" option is greyed out or,

when it is not greyed, I get the message "object cannot be

found."



Also, Favorite Folders does not save any of my selections

after the program is closed and then reopened. All

folders dragged from local folders disappear.



What I have done so far:

--Detect and repair twice

--A second install over the first install

--Removed Office 2003 and did an install



Any assistance you can provide would be greatly

appreciated. Thank you...


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