Outlook Repair

[Guest]

Outlook suddenly will not display any prior read messages in the Inbox and
will not all me to delete any unread messages. I get a "use detect and
repair" to fix this problem and have done that twice with no success.

What causes the problem and how do I fix it - I use Outlook all day long.

 

[Guest]

Reinstall or Repair Outlook Express in WindowsXP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378

 

[Guest]

First, this is Outlook, not Outlook Express. The link you sent has nothing
about how to fix the specific problem - any other ideas???

For background, I have XP and have SP2 installed and working just fine -
until today. I'm running Office 2000, not Office XP. All has been well, but
now I've got no Outlook. Next?

 

[DL]

What size is the pst?
Try runing the inbox repair tool, scanpst.exe. You may have to run this
several times

First, this is Outlook, not Outlook Express. The link you sent has nothing
about how to fix the specific problem - any other ideas???

For background, I have XP and have SP2 installed and working just fine -
until today. I'm running Office 2000, not Office XP. All has been well, but
now I've got no Outlook. Next?

long.

 

[Curt]

Have you tried an uninstall/reinstall? This has worked for me when Outlook
has acted up. Also, post your question in the Outlook group and check this
site, http://www.slipstick.com/ .

Good luck.

 

[Guest]

Sounds good - now where do I find scanpst ? When I try it under Run, it
can't be found. I deleted the pst file and put it in the Recycle bin, so I
still have it. It appears to be corrupted, but I don't know why or how to
beat it into submission. Next clue?

 

[Guest]

Curt,

I've tried to avoid an Uninstall, but . . . I've got it patched up for now
and it seems to be working, but I lost a lot of saved messages. Fortunately,
Contacts were written out to a file and re-imported. I didn't and still
don't see an Outlook group, so if you can provide a bit of guidance, it might
save lots of time. I'll look at slipstick later on - I'm in the middle of
solving a huge video to DVD synchronization problem this week. I'm getting
closer, but nowhere near successful.

THANKS!!

 

[J Stewart]

There is an Outlook group (microsoft.public.outlook) that might be a good
place to start.

 

[DL]

Tried a search?
Usually installed in c:\Pogram Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT

 

[DL]

If you recover yr pst, from the recycle bin, ensure you *do not* overwrite
any existing pst.
You can place the pst anywhere on a hd, of yr choosing