Stop Outlook 2010 Crashing Errors

Outlook 2010 is generally found to be a dependable email management tool, but then it’s not above crashing once in a while. If you have something of that sort happen when you need to be working on something important, you’d find Outlook repair to be a tad difficult. try it long enough, and you’ll come around to the opinion that a reinstall is needed. Alternately, you could reset the user profile, or even try starting the application in Safe Mode.

How to reinstall

You need to do this right, and without using shortcuts.

• Go to the Start menu and open Control Panel. Click Programs and choose Uninstall a Program. Then from the list of options shown, select Microsoft Office 2010 and then choose Change.
• Hit Add or Remove Features when you get the installation screen, and then hit Continue. Then select Not Available from the dropdown next to Microsoft Outlook and choose Continue.
• When you’ve fully taken out Outlook, repeat the steps once again, with the only difference being that you set Outlook to Run from My Computer. That’s how you reinstall it.

Repairing the user profile

Sometimes it’s the user profile that’s been damaged and not the application itself. So that’s what needs to be fixed.

Go to the Control Panel and then go to User Accounts. Choose Mail (or Mail 32-bit), then select E-Mail Accounts. When you get the screen, choose the Outlook account you wish to fix, and hit the Repair icon. Click Next and follow the instructions shown there. This will repair the email configuration automatically.

Restart the application in Safe Mode

If you still have the same problems as before despite having tried the above methods, then you should try and open Outlook in the safe mode. After you do this, you’ll be able to find out what exactly went wrong, and if it’s still that way. If the problem hasn’t gone away, chances are it’s caused by an add-in.

Open the program in normal mode, and navigate through File -> Options -> Add-Ins. In the Add-Ins screen, you’ll be able to see the add-ins that are currently installed in the system. If there’s any third-party add-ins in there, then try disabling them one by one to see if the problems been removed. This way you’ll be able to see, which add-on isn’t good for the program, and remove it.

That was on how to fix frequent crashing errors in Outlook 2010. Call our tech support for similar Outlook repair or assistance.

Resolve Frequent Outlook Crashing Or Hanging Issues

Even though Outlook is a versatile program, you will face some errors like frequent crashing or hanging of the program from time to time. These errors occur due to errors with the data file of the Outlook program. Follow the simple instructions given below for fixing this issue.

Instructions

• The first thing you need to do is to find what type of data file your Outlook program has, whether it is a .OST file or a .PST file. You can know this by browsing to the default storage location of the Outlook manually or by getting help from the Outlook repair program. 
• If you are using a Windows 7 operated PC, the default location is C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook and the same can be found at the location C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
• If you are not able to see the files in the above-specified locations, use the Outlook program to find the location. 
• To find the location using Outlook tools, click on the Account Settings or Tools option found under Outlook’s File menu and then click on the Account Settings tab present under it. 
• Now click on the Data Files tab and then on Open File Location for opening the data file location. 
• Now you can know what type of file system Outlook uses, also take a note of the size of the file. If the file size is above 2GB, you will have to run a truncation utility for reducing the size of the file, as a high file size may lead to frequent crashing of file system.
• Now that you know what type of file you have, you will need to run the Scanpst.exe or Scanost.exe file accordingly for repairing the Outlook data files to prevent the frequent crashing error.
• If you are running the Outlook 2010 application, you will have to run the Scanpst.exe file. You can run this file by browsing to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ and then double clicking on the file. 
• Now the Outlook repair tool will run and analyze your Outlook program for all possible errors and corruption issues and will fix them automatically. 

You will need to restart the Outlook client for the changes to take effect. If you are still having issues while running the Outlook program, feel free to contact the Outlook support team.

Fixing up the Outlook Express Data Files

Microsoft Outlook Express is an email program that comes along with the Windows operating systems. It helps to facilitate the Windows users with an enhanced option to send and receive emails.  This program from the inventory of Microsoft is equipped with a tool to check if the file structure is undamaged or not. If it is, then the Inbox Repair tool in the Microsoft Outlook Express will repair the file and its structure. Keep a tab on these instructions laid out by the Microsoft Outlook repair crew to see of the file structure errors in Outlook.
• Check if the Microsoft Outlook Express is currently running on your computer. If so, exit it.
• Now hit the “Scanpst.exe” tab twice and go to the destination path “:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12”.
• In order to check a type of file you will have to provide the name of the particular “.pst” or “.ost” file and hit the “Browse” tab to scan the file system.
• Navigate to the “Options” tab and choose a particular option as per your requirement.
• Initiate the scan by triggering the “Start” tab.
• Hang around until the scan is complete, if the system brings up some sort of error then follow the on screen instructions to fix those errors.
o Prior to this process the Outlook Express will carry out a back up of the files stored in the inbox so that they won’t be lost during the process. An Outlook user can make modifications to the name of this file by accessing these files from the “Browse” button.
• Tag on the “Repair” tab.
• Now with the aid of the repaired “,pst” file initiate the Microsoft Outlook Express.
• Get to the “Folder list” that lies within the “Go” tab.
o All the lost and recovered folders and files will be kept in a folder portrayed with the label “Recovered Personal Folders” which lies inside the “Folder list” window. The folders inside the Recovered Personal Folders will be normally restored in to the same .pst format.
• Once you have found the recovered personal folder, shape up a new .pst file and drag in all the files that lies inside the lost and found folder. Once you have finished loading up the files into the new .pst file you can delete those folders from your Microsoft Outlook Express profile.
For more information and if you are a user that prefers a remote desktop assistance, drop a line in the Microsoft Outlook repair center.