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Neo,
I got it to open when I used the MSCONFIG. So, there must be a conflict.
How do I determine what that conflict is and keep this from happening again?
Thanks,
Andrew
I got it to open when I used the MSCONFIG. So, there must be a conflict.
How do I determine what that conflict is and keep this from happening again?
Thanks,
Andrew
neo said: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.
amonsour said:Help. I am having the same problem. Could this be some sort of virus or
something embeded in the registry?
[email protected] said: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
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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.