How to Fix Outlook 0×80040600 Error | SmartPCFixer Official Blog

0×80040600 is an error code given by Microsoft Outlook program. Many people have ever got this error message when they used Outlook and cannot find a way to fix it. Getting this error will stop people from using the program normally. Some people cannot receive or send emails, and someone will fail to open the attachments in emails. In this situation, to fix this problem seems very necessary.

How to get rid of this problem? Following instructions will give you a solution:

Instruction one: Use the Inbox Repair Tool.

Step1: Exit Outlook program.

Step2: Find the Outlook .pst file.

1. Click Start button, type control panel in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. If you see Control Panel Home view, click User Accounts and Family Safety. If you do not see Control Panel Home view, go to next.
2. In the Search Control Panel box in the upper-right corner, type mail, and then press Enter. Click Mail or Mail (32-bit).
3. Then click Data Files. Click Personal Folders, and then click Settings.

Note: If there are no Personal Folders services in your profile and if you can store information such as messages, contacts, or appointments in Outlook, your information is most likely being stored in a mailbox on an Exchange server. If this is true, information is typically backed up on the server. Contact the Exchange server administrator for more information.

4. Click OK, and then click Close two times.

Step 3: Find the Inbox Repair Tool

Note: If you are unsure of the version of Outlook that you use, open Outlook, click the Help menu, and then click About Microsoft Outlook to see the version.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
1. Click Start Collapse this imageExpand this ima, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
Microsoft Office Outlook 2010
2. Click StartCollapse this imageExpand this i, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.

Then find and then double-click SCANPST.EXE to start the Inbox Repair Tool.

Step 4: Use the Inbox Repair Tool

1. In the Enter the name of the file you want to scan box, type the path and file name of the Outlook .pst file that you found in step 2.
2. Click Start. After the Inbox Repair Tool operation is complete, click OK.

If above instructions are beyond your computer knowledge, or you cannot perform properly, please see solution two.

Instruction two: Use an error repair tool to fix the problem.

Many error repair tools claim to fix your computer errors, but not all of them can really do a good job. Smartpcfixer is a powerful error cleaning software. It will discover the errors in Outlook and fix them automatically. It is easy to operate, and don’t require much computer knowledge.

If you can now read and delete emails and can click Send/Receive in Outlook without errors, the problem is resolved.