Microsoft Outlook reminders are scheduling components that can keep you alert to important events. The application shows a peculiar behavior when any of these elements get corrupted, one of them is described later. But if the corruption occurs along with PST file corruption, you need a solution that can perform PST recovery to recover MS Outlook pst file.
For example, consider a case where you start Microsoft Outlook and receive an error message like the following:
“Cannot start reminder service. Cannot display reminders.”
The error suggests that the issues are related to Outlook reminders, which on their own can be easily fixed. But sometimes, you find this message together with another error like:
“An unknown error has occurred. 0X80040600”
With this error message, Outlook loses the ability to send and receive email messages.
Cause
Outlook does not display reminders if one or more of these items in the folder are damaged or corrupted. You can simply solve this problem by removing the reminders. But if Outlook is unable to perform email operations as the second error occurs as well, then your PST might be damaged.
Solution
To resolve a specific problem related to reminders, you should clean up your reminders as follows:
1. Click ‘Start’ and then ‘Search’ or ‘Search’
2. Click ‘Files and Folders’, type ‘Outlook.exe’ in the name box and press ENTER
3. Note the full path of ‘Outlook.exe’ and close the box
4. Click ‘Start’ and then ‘Run’
5. Type the full path of ‘Outlook.exe’ (as above), press SPACEBAR, type ‘/’ (the forward slash), and then change the ‘Cleanreminders’ command line to remove the reminders.
If Outlook starts working normally, you don’t need to take any further steps, but in case email delivery and sending stops due to PST issues, then you need to apply a proper PST recovery tool.
Backup your PST and run Outlook Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe) to repair corrupted PST. Scanpst.exe is a hidden file, so be aware of including hidden and system files before you start looking for the file. If the PST corruption still persists, you need a third party PST File Recovery alternative.
Outlook PST Recovery Software is a professional utility that repairs corrupted PST files and restores data to a new Outlook compatible PST file. The PST recovery tool uses an advanced set of procedures to scan the file. The software has a 3-panel screen that is easy to navigate and operate. It is compatible with MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000.