Outlook 2003 Crashes Immediately When Opened

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R. W. Coover

Using Win XP Home ...

When I try to open Outlook 2003, it opens and almost immediately closes.
Sometimes when I attempt to open it, I must open it 10 -15 times before it
remains open. I get no error message. I assume there is some type of
conflict going on, but with no error message, I haven't got a clue as to
where to start.

I am not having this problem with any other software.

Russ Coover
 
does it open using the /safe swich?

at the Start menu, run, type outlook.exe /safe

If it runs, go to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and rename outcmd.dat.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30
 
Try creating a new mail profile.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the
Swen virus, all e-mails sent to my actual account will be deleted w/out
reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
R. W. Coover <[email protected]> asked:

| Using Win XP Home ...
|
| When I try to open Outlook 2003, it opens and almost immediately
| closes. Sometimes when I attempt to open it, I must open it 10 -15
| times before it remains open. I get no error message. I assume there
| is some type of conflict going on, but with no error message, I
| haven't got a clue as to where to start.
|
| I am not having this problem with any other software.
|
| Russ Coover
 
Thanks, Diane, and Milly, too. I changed the file name as you suggested and
haven't had any problems.

To Milly ... I suspect your answer would have worked, too, but I never got
around to trying it as Diane's solution did the trick.

Russ Coover

Diane Poremsky said:
does it open using the /safe swich?

at the Start menu, run, type outlook.exe /safe

If it runs, go to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and rename outcmd.dat.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

R. W. Coover said:
Using Win XP Home ...

When I try to open Outlook 2003, it opens and almost immediately closes.
Sometimes when I attempt to open it, I must open it 10 -15 times before it
remains open. I get no error message. I assume there is some type of
conflict going on, but with no error message, I haven't got a clue as to
where to start.

I am not having this problem with any other software.

Russ Coover
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