Cannot open MS outlook 2003

[Richardmac]

I am using Windows Vista and MS Office 2003. When I try to open Outlook I
get the following message: Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable to
open the Outlook window. The set of folders could not be opened.

Can anyone suggest what I should do? I have tried Restore also repair
Office but no luck.

 

[Kathleen Orland]

Was your PST file created with an older version of Office? If this is the
case, what size is it?

If the PST file was created using Outlook 2003, have you tried scanning it
for errors?

http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.asp

If the above don't help, please try creating a new Outlook profile:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm



If it's none of these, please post back.

 

[JayBuck]

Thank you!!! I'd uninstalled Office 2007 trial, and couldn't open my Outlook
2003 at all after that! Had tried several things, but this one worked first
time out!!

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

One reson behind this may be that your .pst file get corrupted.
Try Running microsoft inbox repair tool called scanpst.exe.
If this utility does not help you, which it does not always; you may
opt for third party 'pst repair' (http://www.repair-outlook-pst.com)
tool.

Perhaps you should read the messages to which you respond. If you had, you'd
have seen that the writer already did use the Inbox Repair Tool and that it
worked, so you wouldn't have needed to push your own tool.

 

[wangdong]

Check your pst file and make sure it isn't broken or too big.You can
try a tool called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free
demo version at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is
a useful repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by
using its wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders
and other objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST
files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/

W,D

 

[wangdong]

Check your pst file and make sure it isn't broken or too big.You can
try a tool called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free
demo version at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is
a useful repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by
using its wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders
and other objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST
files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/


W,D

 

[wangdong]

Check your pst file and make sure it isn't broken or too big.You can
try a tool called Advanced Outlook Repair. You can download a free
demo version at http://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe . I think it is
a useful repair tool for you. It is easy to recover your PST file by
using its wizard. It is a powerful tool to recover messages, folders
and other objects from corrupt or damaged Microsoft Outlook PST
files.

Detailed information about Advanced Outlook Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aor/


W,D