Ihave beenrunning the Windows 7 RC for several months now. Office 2007 has worked great until recently. I use Outlook for pretty much everything, and this time when I tried to open it I got an error that said "cannot open microsoft office outlook. unable to open the outlook window". I tried doing a system restore but it didn't fix anything. I have changed any settings, and its not configured to anything special, just a simple gmail account. any ideas? Everything else seems tobe working fine. I haven't had any problems with anything else at all. At the very leasti really need to get my contacts, emails, and calander if possible, but really want to just fix it. Please help! I need this back up as soon as possible.

Hi,This is a common error, the solution is described in the following kb: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252304Or you can find the steps below :): Method 1: Disable the compatibility setting Locate Outlook.exe. Outlook.exe is typically located in one of the following folders, depending on the version of Outlook that you are running: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 11 Microsoft Outlook 2002 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10 Microsoft Outlook 2000 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 9 Right-click Outlook.exe, and then click Properties. On the Compatibility tab, click to clear the Run this program in compatibility mode for check box. Click OK. Try to start Outlook. If you receive error message again, use Method 2. To have us delete the registry key for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. If you prefer to fix this problem yourself, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section. Fix it for me To delete the registry key automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.Note this wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, save the automatic fix to a flash drive or a CD and then run it on the computer that has the problem.Next, go to the "Did this fix the problem?" section. Fix this problem Microsoft Fix it 50030 Let me fix it myself Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows To delete the registry key yourself, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate one of the following registry keys, as appropriate for the version of Microsoft Windows that you are using: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem Delete the Profiles key under the Windows Messaging (Subsystem) key. To do this, right-click Profiles, and then click Delete. Click Yes to confirm the deletion. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart Outlook.

I used the FIX IT program, but where is my old profile and old file folders? Are they gone? How do I find them now that Outlook is opening to use them?