Outlook 2000 Take Several Trials Before It Will Open

[silkunicorn]

I have been having this problem for a few weeks now. Whenever I click
on the Outlook icon on my desktop, I usually have to try four or five
times before it will be successfully opened. The Outlook window does
start but always get a "non-responding" error on top. I have also
tried to close Outlook from the Task Manager window and:

1. I have deleted the "Outcmd.dat file" but no help.
2. My .pst file is only 300mb.
3. I have also used my Outlook CD to do a repair, but still no help.
4. I have also tried to run it in Safe mode "Outlook.exe /safe",
Outlook flashed on screen and then disappear. I tried it four times
and then eventually it opened and stayed on.
5. I tried to open Outlook from the Programs folder, again, Outlook
flashed on the screen and then disappear.

Now I am out of all of my resources.

Does anyone has any idea what went wrong? Any suggestions/comments are
much appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[John Dudis]

I too have this same problem. It started on my home PC and now is occuring on my work PC. Both time it seemed to start after installing a Adobe Flash upgrade and iTune/Quicktime upgrade. I'm not sure if this may have anything to do with it but, if so, I would suspect the iTunes/Quicktime. I have tried disabling any Com Add-ins to no avail. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[John Dudis]

Fixed...sort of.
It is indeed a conflict with iTunes. Here's a link that showed a fix that worked for me.
http://appletoolbox.com/2010/09/itunes-10-outlook-wont-launch-or-close-fix/

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