Outlook 2003 IMAP Error on Startup

[Mike Ward]

Everytime I load Outlook 2003 to work in Online mode, I
now get an error message that there's an issue with
synchronization of my Inbox and it may take a few
minutes.

When I click OK, Outlook crashes, shows a dialog
indicating it must restart, and throws an error to the
application event log:

Faulting application outlook.exe, version 11.0.5510.0,
stamp 3f1380f0, faulting module kernel32.dll, version
5.1.2600.1106, stamp 3d6dfa28, debug? 0, fault address
0x0001a669.

Also in the event log, there's a warning that "...unable
to load the associated MOF file for the Outlook
application."

I can't get to my mail with the Outlook 2003 client and
OWA is also acting funky--I can't reply or forward any
emails via the web interface.

 

[Robert Crayk MVP]

Long shot but see if turning off logging helps, Tools > Options > Other >
Advanced Options > uncheck Enable mail logging, I found that if the
connection for IMAP is slow or not present and that box is checked then
problems occur.