Create a new mail profile first.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I created a new profile and had the same problem. I looked at trying to
reinstall outlook. I have the disk with a valid product key but outlook has
a red x through it saying it is not available for installation. Is there
anything else I can do? Thanks.