How to Overcome ‘Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem’ Error of Outlook

Despite the sensitivity of the data stored in them, Outlook PST files are prone to corruption. There are various reasons that are responsible for the corruption of your PST file, which may include improper closing of Outlook, oversized PST file, virus infection, and upgrading to newer Outlook versions. Therefore, keeping these scenarios in mind, MS Outlook provides you an inbuilt utility named as ‘Inbox Repair Tool’ to repair the corrupt PST. However, if this tool fails to do any needful to you, then use of a professional Outlook PST repair software is recommended.

Let us take a practical example to understand this entire scenario. You get the following error message when you try to access an Outlook PST file:

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

This error message is generally encountered when your PST file gets corrupt or encounters some unexpected error or exception. In such situations, opting for ‘Inbox Repair Tool’ is one of the ways to repair the corrupt PST file.

The ‘Inbox Repair Tool’ is installed with the installation of your Outlook in the form of an executable file having name as ‘Scanpst.exe’. You can use this tool by double-clicking on its executable file, but it is recommended to quit Outlook while running this utility. Follow the simple steps and general instructions given by this tool and you are done with the repair of your PST file.

However, in some situations, this effective tool of Outlook fails to do any needful and you get the above error message every time when you try to open PST with Outlook. This clearly indicates that your PST file is severely corrupt. In such situations, use of professional Outlook PST recovery software is recommended.

Outlook PST repair tools repair corrupt PST file without causing data loss. The simple intuitive user interface of professional PST recovery software is easy enough to be used by all, whether he is a technical computer user or a non-technical one. A reliable tool provides the preview of recoverable items after completion of the scanning process and this enables you to perform the selective recovery of some folders. Moreover, if you have accidentally deleted some emails, then a reliable tool provides you the option to recover the same as well.

The professional tool handles all levels of PST corruption without causing data loss, thus you should not worry even if the ‘Inbox Repair Tool’ fails to do any needful for you.