One of the major things that turns you off is when you are sending mail in a hurry and Outlook’s invalid XML error just wouldn’t open! More than once, I’ve had the same experience with Outlook, and it really annoyed me when I had to get help from my ill-mannered neighbour. But when analyzed, resolving the problem was much easier than contacting my neighbor’s!
Invalid XML file detains Outlook from opening. This issue has been occurred results in the form of error message “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook window” pops up whenever tried to open Outlook. These error messages are sometimes displayed as “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML is not loaded”.
We have most of the reasons for this issue to happen. But it is observed that many Offices 2007 Service Pack 2 updates cause this error for certain configurations. It also occurs in other versions of Outlook.
Reasons for this issue:
The issue pops up when the configuration file for the Navigation Pane gets corrupted. This results in the failure of the Outlook launch. But with every other problem in Outlook, this one also can be solved easily.
Guidelines to be followed For Outlook invalid XML error
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the procedure for resolving this issue is nearly the same.
First, click on the “Start” button and then type “outlook.exe/resetnavpane” and press enter.
In Windows XP the procedure, click on the “Start” button then select “Run” and type in: outlook.exe/resetnavpane
There are other things that will go wrong with your computer for error message to
happen. So, if this issue does not solve even after you complete the entire procedure,
Please ensure that all the updates are installed for your version of Outlook. For more
clarity, contact the Microsoft Live assist team.
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