Aug 23, 2012

Convert OST to PST If OST file Get Corrupted

OST file corruption give you trouble to work in the offline mode during Exchange Server is down. To access data from corrupted OST file it is important for you to convert OST to PST file with the help of converters so that you can easily view the contents of OST files by MS Outlook email client. Whenever, OST file not accessible by the email client then it become very important to convert OST to PST file.

As we know that OST file allow Outlook users to work in the offline mode during Exchange Server downtime. Also OST files enable users to access their mailboxes. You can retrieve, send and compose emails and also make changes in the mailbox items like contacts, address book entries, journals, notes, drafts, appointment schedules, distribution lists, etc. by using OST file.  So once the client and Server established connection then we can access the information saved in OST file easily. Sometimes if OST file get severely damaged then during the synchronization between Exchange Server and local client gets permanently closed. In that case, the actual user account cannot be accessed and synchronization with OST files will not take place. OST files may also become corrupted due to Exchange Server database corruption which may happen because of some hardware failure, logical or human error and virus attacks. In such condition it is suggested to converter OST file to PST with OST to PST converters software. 

OST to PST converter tools convert the data present in corrupted OST files to PST file format. Once it gets converted to PST file then it you can easily access it on MS Outlook email client and mailbox account. Hence, we can see that OST to PST converters help Outlook users to resume their email communication even in an event of Exchange Server crash or OST corruption.

12 Tips to use multiple Emails address on Outlook Express?

Lots of Outlook Express users have the same question i.e. How to use multiple email accounts in Outlook Express?




Today, I am going to share tips for the same.
It is sure you want to use multiple accounts on Outlook Express because you want save the time to login multiple accounts regularly.  



 Let us read the following tips to make it easy.

Tip #1:  You have to first search the type of e-mail account. It may be POP3, IMAP or HTTP. Also search the name of incoming and outgoing mail server it could be like mail.isp.com as incoming server and smtp.isp.com as outgoing server. You can get this information from your email provider.

Tip #2: Start Outlook Express.

Tip #3: Go to Tools menu and select the Accounts and Click on the Mail tab.

Tip #4: Click Add on the right side of the box and choose Mail. Then the Internet Connection Wizard will
appear.

Tip #5: Type the display name for the account (the name that appears in the From line of e-mail sent from that account). Click Next.

Tip #6:  If you already have the new account, click the top radio button. Enter the name of the account and click Next.

Tip #7: Type the mail server information you collected in the first step. Be sure to type the information as it appears in your notes. Click Next.

Tip #8: Type the user name as it appears on the account. The name is usually what precedes the address; for example, the account name of feedback@stellarinfo.com.com is "feedback."

Tip #9: For Multiple email accounts in Outlook Express - Type the password to access the account.

Tip #10: Confirm to Remember Password box if you don't want Outlook to prompt you for the password each time it checks the mail.

Tip #11: Click Finish. Repeat as needed for all e-mail accounts.

Tip #12: Edit account properties by clicking on the name and choosing Properties from the list on the right.

  Key point to Remember: If you have found any problem in incoming and outgoing mail server names then you have to contact the e-mail provider to find correct one. You can add up to 10 separate e-mail addresses.

Aug 21, 2012

An Error message in MS Outlook: Cannot start Microsoft Outlook

Today in the morning I have got one email from a friend related to an error on MS Outlook which says: “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.”

It may possible you too have experience the same error while accessing MS Outlook.

Let us see how we can recover and resume Outlook again.

It could be possible there are different reasons for this to occur. Such as Office 2007 Service Pack 2 updates which can be the cause of this error for certain a configuration but there is possibility that it can also occur in Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2003.

In such condition, the configuration file for the Navigation Pane gets corrupted and prevents Outlook from starting successfully. To recover, you need to start Outlook with the resetnavpane switch;

For Windows Vista and Windows 7

Start-> type; outlook.exe /resetnavpane








For Windows XP

Start-> Run; outlook.exe /resetnavpane

Make sure there is space between outlook.exe and /resetnavpane.

I have experienced that most of the time the above method worked successfully but it is also possible there could be other causes when the error still remains the same. In case, If  you are still facing the issue after applying this fix then you need to try these troubleshooting steps or post in the Outlook forums.

You can also connect to Outlook Recovery Expert or support team.