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    Outlook 2007 freezes permanently

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nandrias, Aug 7, 2008.

  1. nandrias

    nandrias Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    Outlook 2007 really pisses me off...

    I've been using it for 4 months and all of the sudden yesterday Outlook 2007 permanently freezes after start up. I can see my folders on the left, but that's it. If I try to click on something it freezes and can only be shutdown via Taskmanager. And at the spot where my tasks should be is totally messed up and is blinking weirdly.

    I use Vista Business.


    I tried the new profile thing which I read about which worked more or less. But when I wanted to import my archive.pst it happend again. No big deal I thought because I wanted to clean install my vista anyway...

    BUT now it is still arround...

    Please help...
     
    nandrias, Aug 7, 2008
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  2. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    do you have sp1 installed for you office?

    Just idea if you have already done that

    also might want run scanpst

    I also seen bad sector cause outlook to freeze does this open spefic msg or any ?
     
    andyasselin, Aug 7, 2008
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  3. nandrias

    nandrias Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes i have SP1 for office, but I can not find this scanpst on my HDD...

    what do you mean with bad sectors
     
    nandrias, Aug 7, 2008
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  4. nandrias

    nandrias Notebook Enthusiast

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    scanPST tells me that an error occured and therefore stopped the scan.
    So want shoiuld I do now...
     
    nandrias, Aug 7, 2008
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  5. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Either Outlook is jacked up, or your pst is corrupted. Can you open Outlook in safe mode and try and remove the pst file (think you can launch it from command line by typing outlook.exe /safe)
     
    diggy, Aug 7, 2008
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  6. nandrias

    nandrias Notebook Enthusiast

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    how can i repair a corrupted pst file?
    cuz Outlook is fresh installed on a clean vista...
     
    nandrias, Aug 7, 2008
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  7. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    You just remove the .pst file (or better yet rename it so it doesn't find it). Outlook should then regenerate it.
     
    swarmer, Aug 7, 2008
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  8. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Without Outlook running, just rename the .pst. I prefer keeping the filetype extension somewhat intact so that I can figure out what it was should I ever go back and find it again, so I rename them to something like ._pst
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 7, 2008
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  9. octavia

    octavia Notebook Evangelist

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    Just drop Outlook, use Thunderbird + Lighting, then you'll have all of Outlook's features plus many more, less Outlooks's problems.
     
    octavia, Aug 7, 2008
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  10. livesoft

    livesoft BUSTED

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    Of course, when there's a problem, don't solve it, just avoid it.
    If you have any problems, its because of you. If you weren't there, you wouldn't have problems.

    Here's some solutions about corrupted pst: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1052339.html

    Basically, you have a free tool or you can use some shareware.
    Did you try the pst file on another computer?

    More infos here: http://www.messagingtalk.org/content/448.html
     
    livesoft, Aug 7, 2008
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  11. nandrias

    nandrias Notebook Enthusiast

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    THANK YOU ALL!

    I managed to fix the .pst files via copyPST program and imported it again via new profile...

    Thank you all again for your fast and competent help.
     
    nandrias, Aug 8, 2008
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