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Effective solution to fix 'Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook' error

Posted On : Oct-11-2011 | seen (463) times | Article Word Count : 362 |

Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook occurs due to damaged outlook profile, problematic navigation pane, pst file corruption. To get rid of Outlook startup problems, go for Scanpst.exe 2003 or PST Repair tool.
There are certain circumstances where you are not able to start Microsft Office Outlook and thus all yout personal items including mails, contacts, appointements, tasks, notes, calendar entries etc becomes unusable. So, in that type of situation you receive messages like 'Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook' and thus you need to go for a solution that can help you to fix this error so that you do not face any problems at the time of Outlook startup.

Assume a practical scenario where while trying to start Outlook 2003, you get the below error message:
“Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.”

Cause:
Before going to fix Outlook 2003 startup problems, at first you need to know about the causes due to which this error occurs:
When PST (Personal Storage Table) files goes corrupt or damaged
Because of damaged Outlook profile
Due to any kind of problems associated with Outlook navigation pane

Solution:
Considering the error causes, you need to go for the corresponding solutions:
In case when your profile in Outlook is corrupt, then you have to create a new profile along with old profile's account settings by deleting the old one. After the creation, you need to attach the Outlook PST file with fresh profile.

If there is navigation pane problems, then it needs to be reset. To accomplish this task, go to Start->Run-> type ‘Outlook.exe /resetnavpane' and then make an attempt to restart Outlook application

But even if Outlook shows you startup problems, then there must be PST corruption issues because of which error occurs. So, to get rid of this you can go for Scanpst.exe 2003, an inbuilt inbox repair tool typically located in :\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\ and works to repair corrupt PST files but to a limited extent. It is incapable to fix more than 2Gb oversized PST files or also does not work in severe cases. So, its better to use PST Repair tool in such situations that repair as well as restore Outlook files to desired location in a complete and efficient manner without losing much effort and time.

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