Outlook 2007 Only Opens in Safe Mode
Wed, Jun 24, 2009Symptoms:
Outlook will only start in safe mode or freezes as it starts in normal mode.
Symptoms:
Outlook will only start in safe mode or freezes as it starts in normal mode.
Problem:
User receives the error: “The connected state of Office Add-Ins registered in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE cannot be changed.” in Outlook 2007
**Solution 1: (For Search Add-In):
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Problem :
When a user logs into their computer they receive the following error, “Your user profile was not loaded correctly! You have been logged on with a temporary profile.” Or the user logs in and is missing all there documents and there is a TEMP profile in the “Documents and Settings” folder.
Problem:
The file C:\Documents and Settings\username\local settings\application data\Microsoft\outlook\outlook.ost could not be accessed.
Unable to display the folder,[path]Outlook.pst could not be accessed, access denied.
I was working with a user reporting that when they clicked links in Internet Explorer 7, only a blank white window with no menu/address/toolbars popped up. This issue persisted through IE safe mode. When attempting to run a repair via Start -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs, there was no Change or Remove buttons. So how do you remove Internet Explorer 7 manually?
Problem:
User is unable to remove Internet Explorer 7 from Add/Remove Programs because the Change/Remove button is missing.
A while back I had a user call complaining about Outlook 2007 taking forever to open. While this is a pretty common thing for a customer to call about, after offering remote assistance via ShowMyPC and fully prepping my Placebo Cannon, I found that her XP-based laptop was running totally fine… with the exception of all of her Microsoft Office 2007 applications.
I trimmed down her running processes, did a quick bit of very basic OS optimization/maintenance, and rebooted. The symptoms persisted. When opening any file type which was associated with MS Office 2007, it would take at least 5-10 minutes to open the file. I’d eliminated that she was opening the documents from a network store, such as Microsoft SharePoint, or a file share on a server somewhere. These files were stored locally on her hard drive in various locations.