I can no longer

I can no longer ''customize'' certain elements of Outlook 2003, when in the ''Today'' View.
The ''Standard'' view, is 2 columnbs, the left column lable is ''Calendaar'', the top right is ''Messages'', and under messages is ''Tasks''

The cuistomization screen used to select which ''floders'' shoud display (as shortcuts) under the ''Messages'' do not work correctly.

If I ''clear all'', and then select the Contact folder and the Emal folder taht I want displayed, the selecton tool fails - when I close out and save the new setting, I find that they have unselected my choices, and substitued a different Conatact folder and a different email folder.

Nothins seems to overcome this condioon. The maild folder taht I select is in fact the active in box, the one auto selecetd by thi system is not.

I have run the Office 2003 repair procss to no avail. This is an XP Professinal machine.

What do you think????