How to fix – Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window
Today morning when I tried launching Microsoft Office 2010, I was greeted by this message – Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. This was a bit of an issue as I am heavy user of Outlook for checking all my mails.
Looking around I found a solution which worked for me. Here I am listing few more in case my solution doesnt work for you.
- Start->run..then type the following -> “Outlook.exe /resetnavpane” - Worked for me. Source
- Try doing a system restore which in 90% cases solves the issue.
- Try repairing Microsoft Office by running the original Setup files you must have.
- Sometimes this happens because of the broken profile. So You can try to re-connect your outlook file by reading details here.
- You can use the The Inbox Repair tool (Scanpst.exe) which is designed to help repair problems that are associated with personal folder (.pst) files. Read details here
So if you get the same problem try out the first and if it doesnt work then rest of them. However resting the navigation pane might mess with your favorite settings but thats not much of issue.
Posted on 3rd November 2009 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble
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Thanks a lot.
I was having the same problem. The first tip itself worked for me too.
Did you dig any further to find why and how this problem had crept up?
In case you did, please enlighten us.
Thanks, again.
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