\u201cCannot start Microsoft Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. The set folders could not be opened. The server is not available. Contact your administrator if this condition persists\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n In most cases it is the corrupted Navigation Pane settings file that prevents Outlook from starting successfully. Here\u2019s how you can do this on different operating systems:<\/p>\n 1.<\/b> If you use Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, click the Start button. If above options did not work, then you can try to delete the XML file that stores the Navigation pane settings. To do this, proceed with following steps:<\/p>\n 1. <\/b>Enter the below command in the Start > Search field on Windows 7 and Windows 8 or Start > Run on Windows XP: If Outlook data file is corrupted, then you need to repair it. 1. <\/b>Click Start and type scanpst.exe in the Searchbox. On Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 On Windows XP, you will find it here C:\\ Documents and Settings\\user\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Outlook 1.<\/b> Click the Start button or Start > Run on Windows XP and type outlook.exe in the search field. If you have a corrupt profile, you will keep getting this error until you create a new profile. You can do that by going to Control Panel and then Mail and then Show Profiles and then deleting all the current profiles. Create a new profileby going toControl Panel > Mail > Data Files> Add.<\/p>\n Set the new profile as the default one<\/b> Another issue could be a third-party add-in. You can test this out by starting Outlook with no extensions. You can do this by going to the Run dialog again like we did above and this time typing the following: If Outlook starts fine, then you need to go into the add-in manager and disable all the add-ins and then re-enable them one at a time to find the culprit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Error Message \u201cCannot start Microsoft Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. The set folders could not be opened. The server is not available. Contact your administrator if this condition persists\u201d. Solutions 1. Recover profile file In most cases it is the corrupted Navigation Pane settings file that prevents Outlook from starting successfully. Here\u2019s how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outlook"],"yoast_head":"\nSolutions<\/h2>\n
1. Recover profile file<\/h3>\n
\nOn Windows XP, click Start > Run.
\nOn Windows 7 or Windows 8, then on the Start menu, click All Programs > Accessories > Run
\n2.<\/b> Type the following command in the search box:
\noutlook.exe \/resetnavpane
\nKeep a space between outlook.exe and \/resetnavpane.
\n3.<\/b> Press Enter or click on the file in order to reset the Navigation Pane settings and then open Outlook.<\/p>\n2. Delete the Navigation pane settings file<\/h3>\n
\n%appdata%\\Microsoft\\Outlook.
\nPress Enter.
\n2.<\/b> This will open the folder where Microsoft Outlook configuration files are stored. Delete the Outlook.xml file.<\/p>\n3. Repair Outlook data files<\/h3>\n
\nFollowing are the steps to do this:<\/p>\n
\n2. <\/b>Click the Browse button to select your default Outlook.pst file.
\nIn Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016, the PST file resides in the Documents\\Outlook Files folder.
\nIn Outlook 2010, you will find the outlook.pst file in a hidden folder in these locations:<\/p>\n
\nC:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Outlook<\/p>\n
\n3. <\/b>Click Start.<\/p>\n4. \u00a0Disable Compatibility Mode<\/h3>\n
\n2.<\/b> Right-click on OUTLOOK.EXE, and then click Properties. Switch to the Compatibility tab and be sure to clear the \u201cRun this program in compatibility mode for\u201d check box. Click OK and try to start Outlook.<\/p>\n5. Create a New Profile<\/h3>\n
\nOn the \u201cAccount Setting\u201d dialog >Data file stab, select the new profile and click the Set as Default button on the toolbar.<\/p>\n6. Start Outlook with No Extensions<\/h3>\n
\noutlook.exe \/noextensions<\/p>\n