PST Corruption in Outlook 2000 after Upgrading To Windows XP

After upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP, you may not start Microsoft Outlook 2000 and can not access data from the PST (Personal Storage Table) file under certain situations. Such problems make all your critical PST data like e-mails, notes, contacts, tasks etc. inaccessible and cause serious data loss. You need to carry out Outlook PST Repair to resolve such issues.

After upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP, when you attempt to start Microsoft Outlook 2000, you might encounter any of the below given error messages:

“Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. A required component is missing: OMI9.DLL. Please install Microsoft Outlook again.”

Or

“Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Mapi32.dll is corrupt or the wrong version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging software. Please reinstall Outlook.”

At this point of time, you need to find out cause of the problem and Repair PST file to resolve this issue.

Root of the problem

You might face this behavior of Microsoft Outlook 2000, if any of the below mentioned situations are true:

1. Microsoft Outlook 2000 is configured to work in the compatibility mode.

2. User profile of your Outlook account is corrupted.

3. The Outlook PST file is damaged.

If any of the above situations is true, you might encounter one of the above errors and face critical data loss situations.

Resolution

There are three possible steps to resolve this issue. If the reason behind this problem is compatibility mode of Outlook, then follow the following steps:

1. Go to C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice10 and right click on Outlook.pst file.

2. Select Properties and then select the Compatibility tab. Click to clear Compatibility mode check box.

3. Clear all the check boxes which are selected under Display setting and click Apply and OK.

4. Restart Outlook.

If these steps don’t resolve the problem, then create a new profile. If the problem persists, then go for Outlook PST Repair software to repair and restore the damaged PST file.

These software incorporate advanced scanning algorithms to thoroughly scan the affected PST file and extract all data from it. You can easily use these applications to Repair outlook PST files without the need of sound and prior technical skills as they come equipped with simple, self-descriptive user interface and to-the-point documentation.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an effective Repair PST tool. It can repair corrupted PST files in almost all PST corruption scenarios. The software supports Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP) and 2000. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT4 (SP6).