Outlook 2003 no longer opens "without" Folder List Showing in Navigation Pane

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Outlook 2016 64 bit
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Operating system::    Windows XP SP-3.
Outlook version:     Outlook 2003
Email type or host:    IMAP
I have Outlook set to open with the calendar showing. That it does. However, it used to open the Navigation Pane the way I wanted like this:
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I must have done something wrong because, now, although it shows the calendar in the main part of the screen, the Navigation Pane opens like this:
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I know that I can click on the Calendar tab in the Navigation Pane to make it look the way I want, but I'd like it to open the way it did before. Is there a way to get the Navigation Pane to open the way I showed in the first image? Thank you in advance!
 
With my Outlook 2010, when I open a new window it "inherits" the last Nav Pane setting. i.e. If I change the current window to "Folder List" and open a Calendar window, it will have "Folder List". If the current Explorer was set to "Calendar" then the new window opens with "Calendar". I don't know of any way to control the "default" when Outlook first starts.

General help on the Nav Pane
15 Folder Pane Tips & Tricks - Robert 365

I assume you have your Outlook Startup Folder = Calendar.
What do you see if you start Outlook from a command line with the Calendar selected?
Code: 
outlook.exe /select "Calendar"

Reset your Nav Pane and see if that kicks it loose?
View -> Navigation Pane -> Options. [Reset]
{Then put everything back the way it was before}
 
Thank you for your reply! I went to Start/Run & typed "outlook.exe /resetnavpane" (no quotes). This fixed it!
 
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