Outlook Inbox Repair Tool

In Today's fast paced world, it is quite risky to lose anything important. Let's talk about MS-Outlook, it uses the PST files to store important data. Important data can be your e-mails, contacts, attachments, appointments, To-do, calendar-entries etc. Therefore, it is quite tough to handle PST file related problems. In most of the cases, PST file gets corrupt and puts you in difficult situations. Corruption occurs due to many reasons that are discussed below. MS-Outlook provides an inbuilt Inbox Repair tool that resolves PST corruption problems. But, sometimes it fails to resolve problem and you become little-bit frustrated. However, to overcome such type of unavoidable cases you need to opt for a third party Outlook PST Repair tool that recovers PST files.

Let's talk about an error message that you may surely receive when you try to synchronize offline folders or perform a send and receive operation.

“The operation failed due to a registry or installation problem. Restart Outlook and try again. If the problem persists, please reinstall”

On getting this message, you fail to access PST files of Outlook mail account.

Causes:

There can be two main reasons for the occurrence of above error message:

·     The possible reason for the above error message is that if e-mails of the Outlook account is damaged/Corrupted

·     After starting Windows, by mistake you have clicked Cancel button to enter your password for Microsoft Networking

·     Fatal Virus Attacks

·     Outlook is not properly installed.

Resolution:

Resolving the above error message and access the data, you need to do some steps. These steps are discussed below and solves the above error message quite effectively:

·     Restart Outlook will lead you to overcome the above error message.

·     Make a new e-mail account because damaged e-mail is one of the cause for registry problem.

·     Install Microsoft Office again. Reinstallation will help you to overcome the registry problem.

·     Close all the applications, and then restart Windows.

·     If the corruption is due to Outlook PST files then run inbuilt Inbox Repair tool or (Scanpst.exe) to solve the problem.

However, if the above error message is not resolved by the above mentioned resolution steps then the only solution to recover PST file is to use a third party Outlook PST Repair. Outlook  PST repair tool

repairs any kind of corruption related Outlook PST file.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST repair v4.5 is an integrated and comprehensive tool that ensures quick recovery of damaged PST files. The software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT4 (SP6). The tool has advanced features that makes this tool different from the others tool. This software supports MS-Outlook 2003, 2002, 2007, 2000 and 2010.

In Outlook, all the data is stored in a PST (Personal Storage Table) file. As is the wont with most components of the computer system, this PST file, too, can get corrupt due to various reasons. To repair the PST file, there is an in-built utility, called Inbox Repair tool. This tool is able to validate and corrects, whatsoever, errors present in the file structure of the PST file. It removes any corrupted or unreadable block, which can prove very dangerous if that block contained any important Outlook item. So, for safe and secure Outlook Inbox repair you should use a third-party Inbox repair software.

Consider a scenario wherein you are working on Outlook 2007 in your Windows Vista system. In this, when you try to delete an email, it does not get deleted. An error message is displayed as a result, that is:

“Messaging interface has caused an unknown error”

Cause:

The root cause of this erroneous situation is that the PST file has corrupted. The PST file has corrupted because of several reasons such as virus infections, exceeding 2 GB limit, power outages, CRC errors, etc.

Resolution:

To resolve this error and to able to work properly in Outlook 2007, you should use the Inbox Repair Tool. This pst repair tool is able to rebuild the file structure and repair the header of the PST file. To use the Inbox Repair (Scanpst.exe) tool, you should perform the following steps:

1.Exit Outlook
2.Find the Outlook PST file: In Windows Vista,
3.Find the Inbox Repair tool: In Outlook 2007, this tool can be found at the following location:%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\
4.Use the Inbox Repair tool: Browse and locate the PST file that you want to repair. Click the Start button to start the repair process. Click the OK button when the process is finished.
5.Now, open Outlook and check if you are able to read or delete any email. If yes, then the issue is resolved.

However, if the issue is still not resolved and you are still getting the same error then you should use a third-party inbox repair software. Such read-only tools are able to repair Outlook inbox without overwriting the existing contents.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an Outlook inbox repair software that is able to recover inbox by restoring the PST files. It is designed to support recovery of PST files from Outlook 2010 (Beta), 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. This inbox repair software is capable of recovering various Outlook objects such as emails, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, journals, etc. In addition, this tool is capable of preserving the formatting of RTF and HTML email messages. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and Server 2000.

While working on Outlook, you must have encountered several situations when it quits abruptly. Such situations can occur when Outlook encounters some unexpected error or exception. The reasons for such situations could be bugs in Outlook, insufficient system resources, etc. If Outlook displays such behavior repeatedly, it can lead to PST corruption. A PST (Personal Storage Table) file is responsible for holding all the Outlook-related information. To repair the PST file, you should use an in-built Inbox Repair tool. However, if it is unable to resolve the problem then you should use a third-party outlook inbox repair software to do the needful for you.

Consider a scenario wherein you are using MS Outlook 2003 in your system. One day, when you print an email message and then close it, the Outlook quits unexpectedly. The following error message is displayed:

“Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”

Cause:

The root cause of this error message is that you have installed both Outlook 2000 XPrint ActiveX Control and the XPrint Add-in in your system. Because of this, Outlook exits unexpectedly whenever you print and close an email message thereby corrupting your Outlook PST file.

Resolution:

To resolve this erroneous situation, you should disable the XPrint Add-in option. To do this, you should perform the following steps:

1.Click Options in the Tools menu.
2.Click Advanced Options in the Other tab.
3.Click the Add-in Manager option in the Advanced Options dialog box.
4.Clear the selected XPrint Add-in check box.

By performing the aforementioned steps, you should be able to resolve the error. However, if the problem is there it means that the PST is corrupt. To recover the corrupt PST, you should use the Inbox Repair tool. This in-built utility is used to repair Outlook inbox by rebuilding the PST header. However, if you still are not able to address the situation then you should use a third-party Inbox repair software to do the needful for you. Such read-only tools are able to repair Inbox by using fast yet sophisticated scanning algorithms that do not overwrite the original contents.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an Outlook Inbox Repair Tool that enables you to recover corrupted PST files. It supports PST repair of files created in Outlook 2010 (Beta), 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. This Inbox repair software is able to recover various Outlook objects such as emails, contacts, tasks, journals, calendar entries, etc. In addition, this tool is able to preserve the formatting of the RTF and HTML messages. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and Server 2000.

Microsoft Outlook error '0×80040154', is one of the most common errors that you receive when sending or receiving an e-mail message. In Outlook, this error appears, prefixed with 'unknown error' and requires Outlook Inbox Repair steps.

Error '0×80040154' generally occurs because of unregistered file(s) or some registry corruption issues. When it comes to Microsoft Outlook 2003, this problem may root from inetcomm.dll file. Here are some common solutions that can help you isolate the given problem:

• First, you need to click 'Start' and then 'Run'.

• Next, type 'regsvr32 inetcomm.dll' and restart your computer.

• Then you can start Outlook and see if the problem goes away. In that case, you can stop here as the problem was due to an unregistered inetcomm.dll file.

• If the problem persists, you should restart your computer in 'Safe Mode with Networking' and then start MS Outlook. In case, this method works for you, the problem is related to a conflicting program or a virus. So, you need to uninstall the problematic program and/or run an antivirus software.

• If the above method also fails, you should remove the Outlook profile you use, after backing up all the e-mail folders and settings. You can either delete the profile or add a new one. Next, you can setup a new account and later import old folders.

• In case, the issue still persists, you should try repairing Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook. If this doesn't work, you can reinstall MS Outlook. Make sure that you backup your PST and settings first.

However, if MS Outlook is damaged as a result of corrupted PST, the above methods will not work. This is because when you reinstall or repair Outlook, the old PST file(s) are not deleted. Thus, you need to repair them using Outlook Inbox Repair solutions.

Stellar's Inbox Repair Tool is a reliable, high-end tool that is used to repair a corrupted PST. This Repair Inbox tool creates a new PST to restore its e-mails, notes, contacts, etc. The software supports MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000 and is a safe tool, as it uses risk-free algorithms.

An Outlook PST is designed to store local copies of all your email messages, notes, contacts etc. for Microsoft Outlook. But the file can get corrupt due to several factors. To repair it, Microsoft provides Scanpst.exe also known as inbox repair tool that is automatically installed with all MS Outlook installation options depending on the operating system. It can fix several corruption issues of PST, but not all. If the file is oversized or the internal data is corrupt, the Scanpst tool will not repair. Additionally, the tool cannot serve as a workaround if the nature of corruption is severe. For these reasons, third-party tools are available that can repair a corrupted PST in all scenarios of corruption.

To exemplify Scanpst failure scenarios, consider a situation when your Outlook PST file is damaged. As suggested, when you try to run Scanpst tool, it fails and results an error as below:

“Fatal Error: 80040900”

The tool crashes and the corrupted PST remains unaffected.

Cause

The most likely reason for 80040900 error to occur is that PST is oversized, larger than 2 GB. The Scanpst.exe Tool cannot fix an ANSI formatted PST that is corrupted due to 2 GB file size limitation.

Solution

You can apply following solutions to repair the corrupted PST:

1. Since the file is oversized, you can use Microsoft PST Crop Tool (Pst2gb.exe) to truncate the file under 2 GB and then run Scanpst.exe utility to repair it. The PST Crop Tool truncates the file by a user-defined value and thus, some of your email messages may find missing from the resultant copy. Thus, it is suggested to backup the PST before using it.

2. You can use a third-party PST file repair utility that applies powerful scanning algorithms repair the file. The applications can fix PST corruption in all logical scenarios, when Microsoft utility cannot do so. These are specialized Inbox Repair Tool with graphically rich interface and options. Such software use safe repair techniques, basically because they are designed read-only. Thus, running the utilities causes no harm to the original emails' integrity and file structure.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a powerful tool for all PST corruption issues. This advanced Inbox Repair Tool supports Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. It is a comprehensive repair tool that provides rich graphical features and risk-free scanning. The tool can restore all Outlook items from a corrupted .pst file and is competent to extract deleted items as well.