

Normally, Windows should be able to detect the MSG file format and change the icon to email in File Explorer. Install Office on a different computer and open MSG file with Outlook there.After receiving a message Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Either uninstall the existing version before installing a different one Close the Microsoft Outlook, and open the Run dialog box with pressing the Win + R keys. You receive a message that Outlook can't open the set of folders You think your Outlook data file may be damaged If you're using an Exchange email account, you can delete the offline Outlook Data File (.ost) and Outlook will recreate the offline Outlook Data File (.ost) the next time you open Outlook.Maybe you have Outlook 2016 installed? Note that it is not possible to install and run two versions of Office (Outlook is part of Office suite) on the same machine. Step 1: If your Microsoft Outlook will not open, the first step is to open Windows Task Manager. If you know for sure that the MSG file was created by Outlook 2019, then use the same version to open it too. Type reinstall outlook at the command prompt and click on the run button. Click on the utilities icon and select command Prompt. Open the Start screen and type utilities in the search bar. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Office 365 to no avail. Technicians Assistant: When could you last open Outlook Thursday of last week.I was headed out for a long weekend and didnt have time to address it then.

It definitely doesn’t help that Outlook has so many versions floating around. Once the uninstallation process has finished, open Outlook again and follow these steps to reinstall Outlook: 1. My Desktop Outlook will not tells me the set of folders cannot be opened. Open MSG File With Same Outlook Versionġ.
