Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: LauraKoz on January 28, 2010, 02:25:10 PM
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I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 and began reinstalling my programs. I have an Office 2000 CD and upgraded via the Microsoft patch/download. Everything installed fine, but when opening Outlook for the first time, regardless of the setup option I choose (e-mail, no e-mail, etc), it throws a "Outlook has stopped working" error and Windows fails to find a solution, only allowing you to close the application. Through my research, this seems to be a common problem (possibly due to add ons?) but I can't seem to find a solution for my particular issue:
I do not use Outlook for mail, but I do use it to back up the contacts on my iPhone. I wanted to set up Outlook, import the contacts from my phone (which I'm not even sure how to go about, but I *think* a 2-way sync will move the contacts from the phone to Outlook without deleting them), and be done with it.
I have not updated with any of the Windows updates yet, so I don't think that is the problem --it has to be something particular to the 2000 software or Windows 7 itself. I'm not a complete idiot but I'm certainly no techie, I'd prefer not to mess with the registry or download random software, but I'm desperate for a solution so that I can have a backup.
Anyone have any ideas?
Running a 32-bit Home Pro version of Windows 7. Let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you,
Laura