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.”...

Many a times, when you attempt to open a PST file in Microsoft Office Outlook, it won't open. One of the possible causes for this kind of behavior is PST file corruption, which doesn't allow you to access the file contents by any means. Consequently, all the data including but not limited to e-mails, calendar, contacts, or any other personal data that is associated with Outlook profile cannot be accessed. To overcome these problems, you need to Inbox Repair using appropriate tools. For more information, continue reading this discussion.

Before explaining the possible solutions to recover a corrupted Outlook PST file, take a look at some of the common errors that might occur when you

try to open or access such file:

1.An unexpected error prevented access to this file 2.Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file 3.Errors Have Been Detected In The File 4.An unexpected error prevented access to this file...

Microsoft Outlook error '0x80040154', 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 '0x80040154' 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: 1.First, you need to click 'Start' and then 'Run'.

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

3.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.

4.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...

The Inbox Repair Tool is the Microsoft provided utility that is designed to repair corrupted PST files of Microsoft Outlook. The tool resides at a typical location, which is decided by the Outlook version in use. In Outlook 2007, it is <disk drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12. But the application comes with limited repair functionalities and thus, sometimes fails in situations when the degree of PST corruption is high. Such problems make it imperative you to use a third-party PST file repair tool that can act more powerfully than this Microsoft tool.

The tool is associated with a program file called 'Scanpst.exe'. So, to run the utility, you need to locate this file first. At times, when you try to run an Outlook 2007 Inbox Repair Tool in order to repair a corrupted PST, it may prove unsuccessful with the following error on screen:

“An unexpected error prevented access to this file. Use ScanDisk to check the disk for errors, and then try using the Inbox Repair tool again.”...