Comments on: Cannot start Microsoft Outlook, Cannot open the Outlook window

By: Frederic Marchand

Frederic Marchand — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:55:00 +0000

Worked for me thank you

By: Azus Smith

Azus Smith — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:48:00 +0000

Quite useful for troubleshooting error “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. The operation failed”. It seems very beneficial for Outlook users.

ScanPST.exe is another alternative if problem exists after rectifying settings. I found an useful resource at:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-corrupt-outlook-pst-files-inbox-repair-tool-fix

By: Kapil Arya

Kapil Arya — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:31:00 +0000

In reply to Debby Hanoka. ^^ Thanks Debby! Of course running "outlook.exe /resetnavpane'' is helpful for Outlook users in many scenarios and we hope it helps users in this case too :)

By: Debby Hanoka

Debby Hanoka — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:53:00 +0000

May I also suggest, before running “outlook.exe /resetnavpane” to run scanpst.exe on your Outlook file (*.PST), clicking “repair” each time, and following the necessary prompts to complete the action. Do that as many times as needed until the Outlook file does not need to be repaired. I have found this to be a very simple fix for my Outlook problems, and also a first course of action before trying other problem solving methods.

If that does not help start Outlook, then Kapil’s steps in this article (see above ^^^) are the next course of action.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Debby Hanoka