When I start Outlook my machine reboots...

[paulpettit]

Any help on this? I'm scanned, updated and even re-installed office
10. On reboot, i get a notice about a driver error.

 

[Kenneth]

Any help on this? I'm scanned, updated and even re-installed office
10. On reboot, i get a notice about a driver error.

Howdy,

Few know less about this sort of thing than I, but...

What Operating System are you running?

I ask because I recently had a similar problem (no, not
Outlook) and I was told that there was no way that the
software could re-boot the system.

'Turned out, they were right.

I use Win 2000 and there is a setting in Computer |
Properties | Advanced | Startup & Recovery Options that
tells the OS what to do in the event of System Failure. I
had mine set to (you guessed it) re-boot.

So, indeed, there may be reasons that Outlook is hanging
your system, but the re-booting may be caused by the hang
rather than by Outlook.

If you have such a setting, turn it off. That may increase
the likelihood that you will see a useful error message.

All the best,

 

[paulpettit]

I am using XP reg (not pro). I did just what you did and guess what?
No more problems. I hope that it is not just a stop-gap and the real
problem is lurking, but I'm just happy I can get in to the program.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Kenneth]

I am using XP reg (not pro). I did just what you did and guess what?
No more problems. I hope that it is not just a stop-gap and the real
problem is lurking, but I'm just happy I can get in to the program.

Thanks,

Paul

Hi Paul,

I'm glad that it (seems to have) helped...

If there are other troubles, I suspect that you will see
errors and they may point you in the right direction.

All the best,