Repairing Error 0×80040600
Repairing Error 0×80040600
Are you a Microsoft Outlook user? If you are and you are reading this, it is highly likely that it is because of the error which you have received which says “An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040600” or when you try to delete an email, the following error message appears, “Messaging interface has caused an unknown error”. Other error messages related to this are also “Microsoft Exchange Server reported error (0×80040600)” or “’Unknown Error 0×80040600‘.”
Do not fret because this is repairable. The only sad thing about this error is that it means your Outlook.pst file is corrupted.
What is this Outlook.pst file?
The outlook.pst file contains and accumulates all your email contents, email attachments, contact information, memos and everything else the comprise your email message. This file is present regardless of the Outlook version: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010 on any operating system.
What causes the outlook.pst file to be corrupted?
There are many possible reasons for this file to be corrupted such as some sneaky virus destroying parts of Outlook, inability to close outlook properly, unexpected shutdown of outlook, and so on.
How Can You Fix Outlook.pst
There are many programs that are used to recover this file. One option to solve this 0x80040600error is to use Microsoft’s Scanpst.exe which is an Inbox Repair tool. The downside is that the recovery rate of this file is limited.If the .pst file is an ANSI-format PST and is larger than 2 gigabytes (GB), this program could no longer work.
Using scanpst.exe would require you to find a file that is typically hidden. You need to first configure your Windows Explorer in order to show the hidden files. This could differ depending on what operating system you are using on your computer.
The following are the basic steps on how to fix this problem:
- Close Outlook
- Find the Outlook .pst file.
- Find the Inbox Repair Tool
- Use the Inbox Repair Tool
How to Find the Outlook.pst file in Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Click Start, go to the Control Panel
- Select User Accounts and Family Safety under the Control Panel Home view
- In the Search Control Panel box, type mail and press the Enter key. Choose Mail or Mail (32-bit).
- Click Data Files, then select Personal Folders and then choose Settings.
- Note the text in theFilename box. Click OK and then hit Close twice.
How to Find the Inbox Repair In Different Microsoft Outlook Versions
Depending on the version of outlook that you are using, you will have to key in the following to solve the 0×80040600 problem.
- For Microsoft Outlook 2002
Click start, type %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
- For Microsoft Outlook 2003
Click start, type %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
- For Microsoft Outlook 2007
Click start, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
- For Microsoft Outlook 2010
Click start, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
Another option to fix 0×80040600 would be to use any external program such as Stellar Outlook PST Repair which has the ability to scan all damaged .pst files then extracts and restores what information it can use in order to come up with new and usable .pst files that enable complete and total data recovery very quickly. In fact, it can recover a .pst file regardless of its size.