How to resolve ‘the action cannot be completed outlook’ error at startup?

Corrupt & damaged PST is the prime cause that causes troubles with outlook startup & application fails to open as a result of which its data items become inaccessible. One such example is that of 'this action cannot be completed outlook'. To solve this very issue the PST file has to be recreated. But, as most of our important data is stored in the file it is mostly efficient to restore data from previous backup available. As this may or may not be the case with you the corrupt files has to be repaired using inbox repair tool (scanpst.exe), yet the same is also not capable enough to sort out all issues outlook encounters on frequent basis. In all those situations when outlook inbox repair utility fails, PST repair tools come into use.

 In a situation as such when starting outlook 2003 or 2007, the following error message may be displayed –

“ The action cannot be completed”, following this outlook does not start & error message keep popping up time & again.

What causes outlook error ‘action cannot be completed' error?

One of the following reasons may be responsible for failure of outlook to open –

• Interruption or non-availability of internet or LAN connection
• Outlook is locked by antivirus software
• Outlook.exe or PST file has read only properties
• Conflicts with third-party add-ins that prevents it from opening properly
• Corrupt outlook files or its installation is damaged
• Damaged outlook profile or PST associated with it is corrupt

How to fix ‘action cannot be completed outlook must be online' error?

After the cause of the error has been verified appropriate step needs to be taken so that the erroneous issue is sorted out & proper access to the file can then be made -

• The connection has to be checked & corrected
• Deactivate the antivirus software & then try to start & helps many a times
• Outlook.exe & PST file is set to read only should be unchecked to allow it work properly
• Problems with add-ins could be sorted out by removing the add-ins
• Corrupt outlook program files are to be removed or it renamed including extend.dat, outcmd.dat, views.dat & frmcache.dat
• Damaged outlook profile is to be recreated and the attached PST replaced with new one
• Lastly, if these could not help scanpst.exe is to be used for fixing PST file damage with efficiency.

Other than for resolving error the action cannot be completed outlook 2010, 2007, 2003 and all others PST repair tool is to be used that repairs & as well as restores data items efficiently.