Fix "The Operation Failed" Error in Outlook 2003 & 2007!

MS Outlook, developed by MicroSoft efficiently manages your computer information system. One of the biggest advantage of using Outlook is that whenever you install Outlook, you will get inbuilt utilities like scanpst.exe which will help you in repairing your Outlook problems. Although Outlook is important for your system it results in several problems for the users. Outlook keeps all its data, emails and other contents in PST files.

When this file gets corrupted you could not access the PST files as well as several Outlook functionalities too. You can repair your corrupted PST files with the help of scanpst.exe file. In cases of severe corruption, even scanpst.exe cannot open Outlook and leaves you helpless. It is very much necessary to immediately resolve these problems so that your critical data remains safe.

Why Scanpst.exe Cannot Open Outlook?

Outlook Cannot Start issues mostly occur due to Outlook corruption on Windows XP. Virus infections, application malfunctioning, software failure, incorrect system shut down are some of the reasons responsible for this problem on your system. Outlook corruption also results in several error messages and as a result even Scanpst.exe Cannot Open Outlook. Outlook won't open problems also occurs when a user tries to use another MS Outlook version with the current version, as for example, if you are running MS Outlook 2010 and trying to install Outlook 2007, 2003 etc.

How to fix Scanpst.exe Cannot Open Outlook Issues ?

Scanpst.exe cannot open Outlook as it has certain limitations like it cannot open the oversize PST files which have crossed it maximum 2 GB size limit. Scanpst.exe or inbox repair tool only works in cases of header corruption and if it could not understand something deletes them. If you are getting such problems, locate Outlook.exe and try to run the program in compatibility mode.

You can also try to resolve the problem by starting your system in safe mode. You may also try to fix the problem by creating new Outlook profile, changing PST location etc. If you still facing the same problem you can go for third-party PST repair application. These third-party applications are especially designed to overcome all types of Outlook problems. Go for these third-party applications when Scanpst.exe cannot open Outlook.