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    Strange Outlook Error Message

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ca911, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. ca911

    ca911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I keep getting this error message when I open outlook 07 every few times. I do not have anything unusual during the experience or when I shut down outlook. Any ideas? it is kind of annoying..

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    ca911, Sep 8, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Have you downloaded the latest updates for outlook?

    Could just be a bug.
     
    flipfire, Sep 8, 2008
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  3. ca911

    ca911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    everything seems to be current when I run windows update. is there another way to manually check my outlook update status?
     
    ca911, Sep 9, 2008
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  4. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    While in Outlook:

    Click on Help > Check for Updates
     
    flipfire, Sep 9, 2008
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  5. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    This is a common problem with Outlook 2007, here is how to fix it.

    1. Close Outlook completely.

    2. Browse to the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 folder.

    3. Locate a file called SCANPST.EXE and run it.

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    4. Click on Browse and locate your PST file, then click Start. By default, your PST file should be located in the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook folder.

    5. Let the scan/fix finish and the error will be gone.
     
    stewie, Sep 9, 2008
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    I keep getting the same thing. I'm pretty sure my issue has to do with an add-in I'm using. When I disable the add-in I never see the message but when its running it shows up about 75% of the time. Might be the same for your situation.
     
    airbear309, Sep 9, 2008
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  7. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Follow my instructions, it will fix the problem, SCANPST.EXE is a tool included with Outlook 2007.
     
    stewie, Sep 9, 2008
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  8. ca911

    ca911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    followed the instruction, still get the error, any idea?
     
    ca911, Sep 10, 2008
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