You receive an "Outlook failed to start correctly last time" error message when you start Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2002 (298838)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
- Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q298838 SUMMARY When you start Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the
following error message: Outlook failed to start
correctly last time. Starting Outlook in safe mode will help you correct or
isolate a startup problem in order to successfully start the program. Some
functionality may be disabled in this mode.
Do you want to start
Outlook in safe mode? MORE INFORMATION When a problem is detected during startup, Outlook fixes
the problem or isolates it, and allows the program to start successfully with
certain add-ins and extensions turned off.
You can either click Yes to start Outlook in safe mode and disable all add-ins or
extensions that will not start, or a corrupted resource, file, registry, or
templates. A list of disabled items is accessible through the Disabled Items dialog box if you click the Help menu, and then click About Microsoft Outlook. You can use this dialog box to re-enable the listed items.
If you enable some items, you may need to reload or re-install
an add-in. Enabling an item does not necessarily fix the root of the problem;
an item that you enable may be placed back on the disabled list the next time
that you start Outlook.
If you click No, Outlook tries to start normally without disabling anything. You
should choose this option if you have experienced an improper shutdown or
other system problem that you know is not serious enough to start Outlook in
safe mode.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/27/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbstartprogram kberrmsg kbinfo KB298838 |
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