Wednesday, December 4, 2013

How To Repair The Microsoft Outlook 2002 Mailbox Issue?

Microsoft Outlook is an e-mail application for PC computers that run on the Windows operating system. It is also known as a personal information manager that has advanced features such as calendar, task manager, journals, etc. which help the user to schedule and organize their important events. The contact information of the users is stored in Outlook Address Books. Microsoft Outlook 2002 supports management of multiple mailboxes at the same time, and the application stores each mailbox's data in personal storage table files, also known as PSTs. Sometimes, you may face issues where you receive an error in Outlook 2002 about your PST or mailbox being corrupted. In such cases, you can run the Outlook PST repair utility to fix the problem.
You can follow these instructions to repair the Outlook 2002 Mailbox issues before seeking assistance from Windows support for Outlook repair.
  • In the first step, close the Microsoft Outlook 2002 program if it is open or running.
  • Once you close the application, open the Start menu, and now, click the Run icon.
  • After clicking the icon, type the following command C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\scanpst.exe into the dialog box, and click OK to start the Outlook PST repair utility.
  • Now, click the Browse button, and double-click the mailbox PST file that you want to repair. There is also an option available wherein you can manually type in the PST's file path.
  • Once you click on the mailbox PST file, there are chances that error messages may pop up. In such cases, you can contact the Windows helpline to know more about Outlook repair and fix the issue.
  • However, if you do not get any error messages, you can continue with the procedure. Now, click the Start button so that the utility begins scanning the PST file for corrupted data and errors.
  • In the next step, select the Make a backup of scanned file before repairing option check box, after the scanning portion of the process has finished.
  • Once you check the box, click the Repair button to have the utility fix all found errors. However, this process can take up to an hour to complete as it depends on the size of your mailbox's PST file. Once the process is finished, you can continue using your Outlook 2002 mailbox as earlier.
Hence, you can follow this set of simple instructions to repair the mailbox issues in Microsoft Outlook 2002. For more information, you can also check Microsoft’s official website.