Outlook Launches and Immediately Closes

[Guest]

I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes. This does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal solution is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.

 

[Guest]

I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating system on SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates' eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any DVD' on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching TV, DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities I've engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved itself and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional. Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always a reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would just like to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to correct it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes. This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating system on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates' eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching TV, DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional. Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would just like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes. This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook. If it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating system on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates' eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching TV, DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional. Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would just like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes. This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook. If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates' eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook. If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates' eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

Russ,

I too tried the standard resolutions that you indicated through a link on a
previous thread (using scanpst, new profiles, rename outcmd.dat etc.) and
have not had success. The scanpst did indicate it found errors and fixed
them. I was able to create a new profile and did notice that outlook created
a new file outlook1 (cause there already was an outlook based on efforts i
tried earlier). I did do the search for outcmd.dat to rename, but did not
find it. I would be glad to reload and reinstall Outlook if I could without
it "remembering" settings. I have tried to install reinstall office Xp
proffessional a couple of times and I also uninstalled all the automatic s/w
updates to as far back as march this year. The problem may have been
triggered by a recent set of updates that I installed 6/18 (KB916281,
KB917344, KB914389,KB918 439,KB917734), but removing them did not seem to
correct the problem either.

Any advice is appreciated. This is a personal home PC and I am able to
reinstall s/w etc. Let me know if a complete reinstall of Windows XP is an
option, since removing/reinstalling Office professional does not help.
Thanks,
Zal

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to 'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2 DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[frankp01]

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then. Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to. I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook. When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[BillR [MVP]]

Repairing the installation might help. It's basically a crash.

--
Bill R MVP

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Here are some thoughts...

1) Does Outlook start with the /safe command line switch?

How to:
Start > Run > Type: outlook.exe /safe > OK button


Now if the same thing happens, then what types of programs start with your
operating system. For example, with Windows XP you can use MSCONFIG to
suppress the starting of non-microsoft applications and services. Reboot
and then try starting Outlook to see if one of those core programs are
interfering with Outlook. Once you find the program that is causing the
glitch, check with the manufacturer for an update or uninstall it.

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

Originally, I had outlook 2000. The problem started about a week ago. I can
not recall installing anything new that would cause the problem.
I upgraded to outlook 2003 thinking this would take care of the problem. It
did not.
So, I uninstalled all the microsoft office 2000 and office 2003 programs. I
then reinstalled the full office 2003. I still have the problem.
I created new profiles. It did not help.
I repaired the .pst file. It did not help.
I did move the .pst file to another computer and it worked just fine. I
also imported the file into microsoft outlook express. Express worked fine.
So, it is not the .pst file.

Repairing the installation might help. It's basically a crash.

--
Bill R MVP

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

kirkd wrote:
I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

I tired to do another repair. It did not help.
The program opens for about 5 seconds and the icon appears on the bottom
right icon tray. Then the program closes and the icon is still there. But
when I move my mouse over it, it then disappears.

Repairing the installation might help. It's basically a crash.

--
Bill R MVP

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

kirkd wrote:
I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

No. It does the exact same thing.

Here are some thoughts...

1) Does Outlook start with the /safe command line switch?

How to:
Start > Run > Type: outlook.exe /safe > OK button


Now if the same thing happens, then what types of programs start with your
operating system. For example, with Windows XP you can use MSCONFIG to
suppress the starting of non-microsoft applications and services. Reboot
and then try starting Outlook to see if one of those core programs are
interfering with Outlook. Once you find the program that is causing the
glitch, check with the manufacturer for an update or uninstall it.

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

kirkd wrote:
I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.

 

[Guest]

How exactly do I use the MSCONFIG to supress the non-microsoft apps?

Here are some thoughts...

1) Does Outlook start with the /safe command line switch?

How to:
Start > Run > Type: outlook.exe /safe > OK button


Now if the same thing happens, then what types of programs start with your
operating system. For example, with Windows XP you can use MSCONFIG to
suppress the starting of non-microsoft applications and services. Reboot
and then try starting Outlook to see if one of those core programs are
interfering with Outlook. Once you find the program that is causing the
glitch, check with the manufacturer for an update or uninstall it.

Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?

For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem. Outlook 2003 opens
and immediately closes. I've tried creating a new profile, creating a
new .pst file, deleting outcmd.dat, deleting extend.dat, starting
Outlook with every possible combination of /switches, uninstalling &
reinstalling it. Nothing has fixed the problem! My next step is to
uninstall it, then remove every single registry entry I can find that
remotely points to Outlook. Drastic, but that's my only remaining step
at this point.

Phil Frank

kirkd wrote:
I am having the same problem. Tried the new profile and it did not
work.

My circumstances are the same.

If I had to guess, the solution might be to get Office 2007 (wonder how
I
came up with that idea)

Very strange that several people who are experienced users all had
corrupted
files about the same time casuing the same problem.

:

I renamed the outcmd.dat file and restarted Outlook. I still opened
and
immediately closed again. Where do I find the Event Viewer?

David McC

:

What is logged to the Event Viewer?
Locate your outcmd.dat file and rename it to .old
For additional solutions see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntstart.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Russ, I also have the same problem where Outlook 2003 immediately
closes. I
created a new profile as noted below but this did not resolve the
problem.
Any other possibilites?

David McC

:

When Outlook closes immediately with no indication of why, it
usually
indicates a corrupt profile. Creating a new profile is easy.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829918&Product=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
No, I haven't. As you can probably tell, creating a new
profile is not
a
standard procedure for me. I'm sure there are many standard
procedures
for
the more knowledgable that I'll never know to use.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

Have you tried any of the routine procedures like creating a
new
profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I did not receive any error messages that I could visably
detect. The
Outlook window just flashed on the screen. I've looked at
the Event
viewer
and there is nothing that even remotely seems associated
with
Outlook.
If
it
happens again (hope not), I'll try to get more information
about what
was
taking place. Thanks for your help.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

I've not seen this one reported. Do you get any error
messages at
all?
Anything in Event viewer?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running Office 2003 Std Edition with XP 2005 MCE
operating
system
on
SONY
VCG-RA910G 3.6Ghz 2G memory. I'm running Computer
Associates'
eTrust
anti-virus software (v7.1.501) that is up to date.The
problem
first
started
morning of 6/8/06. The last software update was an
upgrade to
'Any
DVD'
on
6/3. Nothing but daily system checkpoints since then.
Other than
normal
daily e-mail activities, internet banking & browsing and
watching
TV,
DVD
videos and video clips of my April vacation, the only
activities
I've
engaged
in is backing up 2 CDs Using Drag & Drop CD/DVD and
backup of 2
DVDs
using
CloneDVD (both on 6/7). I executed Ad-Aware to remove
spyware
but
problem
remained. As of 9:30 pm CDT, the problem seems to have
resolved
itself
and I
can now open and close Outlook normally. If any
reconfiguration
of
any
application occurred since 6/3, it definitely wasn't
intentional.
Having
worked with software development for 40+yrs, I know there
is
always
a
reason
when software doesn't behave the way it is supposed to.
I would
just
like
to
know what I changed to cause the problem and what did I
change to
correct
it.
Thanks for your comments Russ, I'm new to the discussion
groups.
--
Growing old is not for Sissies.


:

You've posted no information. At the very least start by
stating
your
Outlook version, how it is configured and the changes
you made
just
before
you started seeing this behavior. Things happen for a
reason.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have been having frequent problems opening Outlook.
When I
launch
the
program, the window opens on the screen and
immediately closes.
This
does
not happen 100% of the time. When the problem
occurs, my
normal
solution
is
to shut down and cold start my PC. Information
appreciated
for
anyone
having a similar problem and a possible correction.