Outlook Problems With Vista!

Microsoft applications run absolutely smooth in Windows operating systems but in some cases you may face issues with the MS Office applications while using it with specific operating systems like Windows Vista. Like suppose after upgrading Windows XP to Vista you may face problems with the version of MS Outlook application that you are working with. You might be running Windows Vista but now Outlook is not working properly.

Outlook version incompatibility

At times, incompatible MS Outlook version causes several issues in Windows Vista, so first check for your Outlook version. To find the out the version of your Outlook, open Outlook, click on the ‘Help’ menu and see at the top right of the Outlook’s toolbar. Select ‘About Microsoft Outlook’ and look for its version. Vista supports only Outlook 2003 and its later versions, so if you are using Outlook 2002 and its earlier versions then you may encounter Outlook issues with Windows Vista. So, to resolve the incompatibility issue upgrade your Outlook to 2007.

Update Windows

Microsoft Windows needs to be updated at regular basis. So, just search online for the available updates and update your Windows regularly. Window regularly provides ‘patches’ for known issues with Outlook, Vista and also for other applications. Open the ‘Start’ menu and type ‘Windows Update’ into the ‘Start Search’ box this will find all the available updates for your system by installing which you can easily resolve the related issues.

Use Repair Tools

To fix the Outlook related issues you can use the built-in tool provided with Outlook i.e. Inbox Repair Tool. If you want to restore the shortcuts and default settings then also you can perform this using this tool. Repairing and other tasks can also be done in order to fix the Outlook problems in Windows Vista. But for this you need to go for third party PST Repair Vista software which effectively repairs the PST file Outlook and prevents your data from loss.