NM,
I see two possible things, both of which are very unlikely, in my opinion:
1. Registry settings, like the ones mentioned in http://www.jacobsen.no/anders/blog/archives/2003/12/02/greyed_out_ms_outlook_options.html
2. You somehow lost the right access rights to your Outlook database (that's by default c:\windows\outlook.pst, I think, but you can easily check so).
If #1 is the case, a system restore would do the trick.
If it's #2 you'll have to check the file and the access rights, and possibly restore a previous version from your backup.
Better wait for brighter ideas.
Kees
Hi,
I have recently installed Office XP Professional and started using outlook as my email client but recently I am haveing problems sending emails as the "New Message" is greyed out, I also tried selecting it from File > Menu > New Mail Message and even that is is greyed out, majority of the options are greyed out also i.e. Appointment, Meeting requests, Tasks, Outlook Data File, etc. Please advice me of what has happened recently as it was working fine couple of days back.
PLEASE HELP HELP HELP ! ! !
Thank you

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