A Proficient PST Repair Tool Assists When Outlook Does Not Work

Despite the fact that 2007 is a preferred Outlook version, there are still some issues which are faced by many users. Several times Outlook 2007 stops and does not work as expected by users.

Sometimes some users complain about the compatibility of Outlook 2007 with Windows 7. But this is not the real reason for its erroneous performance. There are lots of issues and reasons including corruption of PST file can make Outlook inaccessible.

However with correct method or with a prompt PST repair tool all the issues with Outlook can be easily resolved.

While working with Outlook 2007, it may happen that when you work offline it works fine but when you work online then it does not respond. It seems that the issue is regarding communicating with server. But this is not the real cause. Some of the common cause could be:

Why Outlook does not work:

• Trouble with Outlook configuration
• Virus issue
• Third party Add-Ins
• Corrupted PST file

Tips to regain access to Outlook:

To make Outlook accessible again, one can accomplish some basic and easy steps.

- Check your Outlook 2007 configuration. If required reinstall the Outlook and then check if the problem still persist.

- If you do not have any anti-virus installed in your system then the chances of being affected by a virus are very high. Also if you have the anti-virus but if it is not updated Outlook can be affected by virus.

- Third party Add-ins which could make Outlook inaccessible. Go to Tools -> Trust Center -> Add-ins -> Manage Com Add-Ins. Disable all and then enable one by one and then check if enabling any specific causes the problem.

- Corruption in your Outlook data file can lead to loss of data. Due to inappropriate handling of Outlook application or some other errors PST file can get corrupted. This issue requires immediate attention as it is avoided then complete data can be lost.

For dealing with the issue of corruption, use Scanpst.exe to scan the file. If any error is found then repair the PST file with this utility. If everything works fine then file will be repaired but if any issue occurs then use a second option of PST repair tool to fix all errors. With the help of a tool you can select, scan and repair the file and can save it as a new PST file.

All the content of PST file remains same and one can even recover the accidentally deleted messages from the PST file.

Thus, if anytime you face the situation of Outlook inaccessibility then usage of above mentioned steps or a suitable tool for repairing PST file definitely helps.

   Grace Smith

About the Guest Author:

I am Grace Smith. I love to write about Microsoft Outlook common problems, methods to fix errors with Outlook PST repair utility and other Outlook tips and tricks.