After running Outlook in safe mode, it opened fine the next time. I then
"copied" the .pst file and deleted the .pst file I had on my desktop. The
next time I opened Outlook it was looking for the .pst file that was on the
desktop and when it couldn't find it, it opened the other .pst file. (It
gave me an option to find the "real".pst file.) Now that I directed Outlook
to the "real" .pst file, it seems to be working fine .... for the moment.
Perhaps a combination of scanpst.exe and running with the /safe switch did
the trick. The only add-in I have for Outlook is Xobni.

Well DL, you did such a great job helping me with this issue, maybe you can
answer another one (actually two) for me.....

On my office computer, which runs Xobni and ShareO as add-ins, Outlook
periodically decides it wants to stay on top, which means if I open an email
to read it, or want to compose a new email, or open another program, the
main "page" of Outlook has to be minimized to see the other screens. Also,
the second office computer tends to freeze priodically when the two
computers are "communicating" through ShareO. (ShareO can't give me an
answer either.) Second, one of the two office computers doesn't seem to be
able to run in the "search" in Outlook (which is why we installed the Xobni
add-on). If you have a clue as to why these two issues are happening, I'd
love to hear what you have to say. If you don't have a clue, I understand.
These aren't necessarily Outlook questions.




"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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It means broadly that one of your addins is causing OL to baulk
Review your addins, disable the none MS ones, then close & start outlook
normally, if its OK its a case of re-enabling add-ins one by one untill
you find the problem one.
Often any anti virus intergration is the first suspect, followed by sync
software

"Jan" wrote in message
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Yes, that seemed to work. But what does it mean?



"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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Open outlook using the safe switch
Run
Outlook.exe /safe (note space between exe /)
Does it start/run ok?

PS An uninstall/reinstall wont do anything that diagnostics doesnt do

"Jan" wrote in message
news OK. Ran the scanpst.exe and it did find and repair some errors, but
Outlook still won't stay open. As soon as it loads, the "encountered an
error and must close" message appears. I guess my next step is to
reinstall.....unless someone has another suggestion.


"Alias" wrote in message
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Jan Groshan wrote:
HELP! Suddenly, out of nowhere, my Outlook (2007) will NOT stay open.
It loads, and then I get the "encountered an error and must close"
message. I can't even back up my .pst file because the program won't
stay loaded. Any clues.
(Windows XP SP3)

How do you back up your .pst file? One should copy it while Outlook is
CLOSED. Have you run scanpst.exe?

Alias