From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on
Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

microsoft.public.outlook.general
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm.developers
microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
microsoft.public.outlook.fax
microsoft.public.outlook.installation
microsoft.public.outlook.interop
microsoft.public.outlook.printing
microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins
microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil

Outlook-specific forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officeoutlook



microsoft lover and hater wrote:
> help!
>
> on 3/11 at 3AM, my pc was autoupdated... i probably had my outlook open at
> the time, and when i got to computer next AM it had been rebooted and was
> waiting for me to sign in to finish updates... afetr finishing, i cant get
> outlook to open.. i get the following error box:
>
> Microsoft Office Outlook
>
> Cannot start MS Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window..
>
>
>
> Help!

From: Peter Foldes on
Now post to the outlook newsgroup as I told you. Since Outlook opened with that
switch then you have a bad 3rd party Com Add In. They will help you to sort it out
in the public.outlook.general newsgroup or any outlook newsgroup as PA Bear posted
for you

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"microsoft lover and hater" <microsoftloverandhater(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:B3A5552E-7540-4763-AA82-7219791B68DD(a)microsoft.com...
>U R the MAN! Thanks Peter! this got me in (And you do need the space!!)
>
> Do i have to start it like thi sall the time now, or the next time i start
> regular should be good to go? i am afraid to exit out!
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
>> You should be posting this issue to public.outlook.general newsgroup.
>>
>> Meanwhile can you open Outlook using the Safe switch
>> Start > Run > outlook.exe /resetnavpane
>>
>> (notice the space between outlook.exe and /resetnavpane)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "microsoft lover and hater" <microsoftloverandhater(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote
>> in message news:BD19BC69-B2AE-492D-B2FA-D7C7DF5A47BC(a)microsoft.com...
>> > help!
>> >
>> > on 3/11 at 3AM, my pc was autoupdated... i probably had my outlook open at
>> > the time, and when i got to computer next AM it had been rebooted and was
>> > waiting for me to sign in to finish updates... afetr finishing, i cant get
>> > outlook to open.. i get the following error box:
>> >
>> > Microsoft Office Outlook
>> >
>> > Cannot start MS Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window..
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Help!
>> >
>> >
>>
>> .
>>

From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on
Well, he posted in an OE newsgroup (per Engel's reply) but I don't think
he's posted in an OL newsgroup yet:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?enc_author=Krb40TAAAAAUYtWmaiaDSbtAfY1KOsNOHrhe5IuZNTsPb9grFBxVWPmRBlX7VTLy_aaPEocFkSQ&scoring=d


Peter Foldes wrote:
> Now post to the outlook newsgroup as I told you. Since Outlook opened with
> that switch then you have a bad 3rd party Com Add In. They will help you
> to
> sort it out in the public.outlook.general newsgroup or any outlook
> newsgroup as PA Bear posted for you
>
>
> "microsoft lover and hater"
> <microsoftloverandhater(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B3A5552E-7540-4763-AA82-7219791B68DD(a)microsoft.com...
>> U R the MAN! Thanks Peter! this got me in (And you do need the space!!)
>>
>> Do i have to start it like thi sall the time now, or the next time i
>> start
>> regular should be good to go? i am afraid to exit out!
>>
>> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>>
>>> You should be posting this issue to public.outlook.general newsgroup.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile can you open Outlook using the Safe switch
>>> Start > Run > outlook.exe /resetnavpane
>>>
>>> (notice the space between outlook.exe and /resetnavpane)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>
>>> "microsoft lover and hater"
>>> <microsoftloverandhater(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>> in message news:BD19BC69-B2AE-492D-B2FA-D7C7DF5A47BC(a)microsoft.com...
>>>> help!
>>>>
>>>> on 3/11 at 3AM, my pc was autoupdated... i probably had my outlook open
>>>> at the time, and when i got to computer next AM it had been rebooted
>>>> and
>>>> was waiting for me to sign in to finish updates... afetr finishing, i
>>>> cant get outlook to open.. i get the following error box:
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Office Outlook
>>>>
>>>> Cannot start MS Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Help!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> .