Scan your pst-file for errors with scanpst.exe.
See
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77
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"Johnny" <Johnny @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B922FB40-9104-46C9-8EC6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> This is the error message
> cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the outlook window.
> The
> set of folders cannot be opened. The file
> C:\users\John\appDate\local\microsoft\outlook\outlook.pst is not a
> personal
> folders file.