8.3. Fixing Mailbox Folder Names That Appear in the Wrong Language
Problem
One or more of your Outlook clients have folders whose names appear in the wrong language.
Solution
Using a graphical user interface
Log on to a computer that has a profile for the user whose mailbox folders you want to rename.
Make sure that Outlook is configured to use the language that you want used for the folder names. In Outlook 2003, do the following:
Quit Outlook if it's open.
Open the Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings tool (Start → All Programs → Microsoft Office → Microsoft Office Tools → Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings).
Switch to the Enabled Languages tab.
Use the Available Languages and Enabled languages list to add the desired language to the list of enabled languages.
Use the Choose the language that defines default behavior in Microsoft Office applications to pick the default language you want to use.
Relaunch Outlook using the
/resetfoldernamesswitch:> outlook /resetfoldernames
Discussion
When you create a new mailbox, it's empty—but at some point, the information store has to create the user's server folders (including Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items). All users have these folders, no matter what client they use. In addition, users who log on with a MAPI client will get additional folders (including Calendar, Notes, Tasks, Contacts, and Journal) when they log on. The language in which these folders are named will depend on several factors:
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