I have Microsoft Outlook 2007 and I can not open it. I get a message:

" Cannot open your default e-mail folders. Outlook cannot start because a
data file to send and receive mail cannot be found. To add a data file, such
as personal folder file, double click the mail icin in windows Control Panel "

I tried doing this but I don't know what I'm doing. I need some guidance.

You may just need to help us with some more information first:

Is this the first time you have tried to use Outlook on this computer?
If not, what did you do immediately before it stopped working?

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook


"enns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have Microsoft Outlook 2007 and I can not open it. I get a message:
>
> " Cannot open your default e-mail folders. Outlook cannot start because a
> data file to send and receive mail cannot be found. To add a data file,
> such
> as personal folder file, double click the mail icin in windows Control
> Panel "
>
> I tried doing this but I don't know what I'm doing. I need some guidance.

Did you just upgrade from Outlook 2000? If so, you need to make a new
profile in Control panel, Mail.
See http://slipstick.com/Tutorials/profile/profile.htm

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How many email accounts are in your main Outlook profile?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602

"enns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have Microsoft Outlook 2007 and I can not open it. I get a message:
>
> " Cannot open your default e-mail folders. Outlook cannot start because a
> data file to send and receive mail cannot be found. To add a data file,
> such
> as personal folder file, double click the mail icin in windows Control
> Panel "
>
> I tried doing this but I don't know what I'm doing. I need some guidance.