Outlook 2010 on WinXP runs once then refuses to run again until reboot
- by msorens
Since I installed Outlook 2010 on a new machine (WinXP Pro SP3) a couple months back I have had an issue that is quite annoying: If I close Outlook then attempt to restart it I get a small pop-up saying only: "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook". I found one workaround, but not a terribly practical one: reboot. If I reboot then launch Outlook, it opens fine.
Here is what I know:
Since I can run Outlook just fine after a reboot, I do not see that a system restore, an OS reinstall, or the like would help.
I tried "outlook.exe /resetnavpane" and "outlook.exe /safe" but those give the same error.
There are no entries in the event log.
There is no instance of Outlook appearing in the process list once I close the program, so it does not seem to be an alias for "outlook is already running".
As far as I have found, my situation is unique among reports of similar incidents: I have uncovered no other reports saying Outlook would run fine the first launch or that a reboot would again allow it to run.
Suggestions?