Recovering PST corruption caused due to crashing Outlook 2000

If you are an MS Outlook user, then you must have faced several instances when Outlook crashes as soon as it starts. Also, it may happen when you perform a specific operation. Such behavior could be because of some incompatibility with a particular software. If you face such situation time and again, then it could also lead to corruption of the PST file, which stores all the Outlook-related information. Other reasons that may also lead to PST corruption could be virus infections, power outages, file header corruption, etc. You should opt for appropriate corrective methods to perform PST file repair. However, if none of the methods work then you should use a third-party PST repair software to do the needful.

Consider a scenario wherein you are using MS Outlook 2000. Now, for the past few days you are experiencing that Outlook crashes every time it is started.

“Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the Inconvenience.”

Cause:

This abnormal behavior of Outlook could be because of the following reasons:

· There could be a software conflict between MS Outlook 2000 and McAfee Personal Firewall (Guard Dog) or McAfee Internet Security 4.0. Because of this, Outlook is getting crashed repeatedly.

· The PST file is corrupt, which is causing it to exit abruptly as soon as it starts.

Resolution:

To resolve such erroneous situation, you should perform the following methods for the corresponding cause of error:

· You should uninstall the Personal Firewall (Guard Dog) software. Or you could even try to contact McAfee technical support to get assistance for configuring the Personal Firewall.

· You should use the Inbox Repair (Scanpst.exe) tool to repair the PST file. It is a PST repair tool that scans the PST file, repairs the defects, if any, and rebuilds the header of the PST index file.

However, there may be a slight possibility that you face the same problem again. In such cases, you should use a third-party Outlook PST repair tool to repair the corrupted PST file. Such PST recovery tools are read-only in nature that do not overwrite the original PST file while scanning.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an Outlook repair software that is able to repair PST files from all instances of corruption. This Outlook 2000 repairutility can also repair PST files created in Outlook 2007, 2003, and 2002. It is able to repair Outlook PST and its related components such as emails, journals, contacts, calendar items, tasks, etc. In addition, this PST repair software is capable of restoring the formatting of the RTF and HTML email messages. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

In Microsoft Outlook, you can easily examine the corrupt PST file by its behavior. When PST file gets corrupt Outlook stops responding. All the mail-objects, such as contacts, attachments, appointments, tasks, events, and journal remains unapproachable. Additionally, mail operations, such as sending or receiving the mails cannot be performed. This all occurs because of corrupt PST file. But there is no need to worry. To overcome such pathetic situation, Microsoft has provided an inbuilt Inbox repair tool. It might be possible that Inbox repair tool remains unsuccessful to repair corrupt PST file. You have another better option of Outlook PST repair tool. PST repair can be done easily without any difficulty.

Sometimes it happens your attempt to send e-mails from Microsoft Outlook 2002 regularly fails, a nasty error message appears on the screen which makes you unable to send mails. An error message looks like as given below:

“A TCP/IP error occurred while trying to send data to the server

Account: 'AccountName'

SMTP Server: 'ServerName'

Error Number: 0x800ccc13.”

On encountering the above error message, Outlook mail operations, such as downloading of e-mails, and e-mail sending cannot be performed.

Cause:

Main causes for the occurence of above error message are as follows:

· Versions of Outlook and Internet Explorer are not compatible.

· Corrupt TCP/IP protocol.

· Destroyed or damaged PST file.

Resolution:

To resolve the above error message, you need to follow the below suggestions:

· Make versions of Outlook and Internet Explorer compatible with each other.

· Reinstall TCP/IP protocol. Go to Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt, type netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt, after typing press Enter and re-start your system.

· To repair corrupt Inbox or PST file, exceute an inbuilt Inbox repair tool. Follow the below-mentioned steps:

1) Goto Start >> Search >> All files and Folders.

2) Enter Scanpst.exe.

3) Open the 'Scanpst.exe' file by double click.

4) Select the corrupt PST file by locating the PST file through browse option.

5) Select start button so that repair process starts.

After completion of the repair process if the above problem still persists, then go for a third party Outlook PST repair tool. PST repair is done effectively through this tool. To make use of a third party Outlook PST repair tool, simply search on an Internet.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair V4.5 tool is quite helful to perform PST repair. Corrupt Pst file gets repaired and you become able to access or manage PST objects, such as contacts, attachments, appointments, messages, tasks, journal etc. The tool repairs PST file without changing the original structure of the file. The tool is compatible with Windows Vista, 7, XP, 2000, 2003, and NT4(SP6).