Replacingmicrosoft Outlook 2003

[ask100]

I'm having trouble with corruption in my Outlook 2003 so I feel I will have to upgrade to another version.
Or could I download the same version of Outlook again?
Whichever I am advised to do, can I just do the download of Outlook for it to set itself up and work?
Will my old emails still be in place?
Does any knowledgeable member have an answer for me?

[Buenchico]

Try repairing Outlook 2003 first:

Open Control Panel (Start>Settings>Control Panel)

Select 'Add or Remove Programs'.

Select Microsoft Office/Outlook

Click 'Change'.

Select the Reinstall or Repair button, click Next.

Select 'Detect and Repair'.

Click 'Install' and follow any prompts provided by the repair tool.

[Old_Geezer]

I recall selecting repair on my work PC once. It deleted a vital file then asked me to insert the installation disk to replace it. Trouble was the installation disk had gone missing in the intervening years and I only ever got it working 'in a fashion' after that. Do at own risk.

[ask100]

I agree with you Old_Geezer. I don't know where my installation disk is as I have recently had two home moves and most of my stuff is in store. Anyway i tried Repair earlier.

Do you know if I can install say Outlook 2007/2010 over the existing faulty one?

[Buenchico]

Apologies for the delay in replying. (I did try to reply yesterday but the connection I was using, in a café in Cologne, suddenly dropped out).

You should be able to uninstall Outlook 2003 and then install, say Outlook 2007, without losing any data, as your .pst files should be preserved. That's confirmed here:
https://forums.techguy.org/threads/upgrading-outlook-2003-to-outlook-2007.646569/

That thread contains a link to the 'official' way to back up .pst files. An alternative is simply to ensure that Windows Explorer is configured to display hidden files and then to run a search for *.pst (which finds all files of that type). Copy those files to a USB drive, or similar. If your old .pst files aren't automatically found by the new version of Outlook, simply replace the new (empty) ones with the old ones from the USB stick. (I've used that method to transfer Outlook Expess's .dbx files from one computer to another on several occasions).

[TTG]

Just purchased a genuine copy of Office 2010 pro complete with Outlook, Word, Excel, Access etc for £34.99 on ebay. Bargain and it's a lifetime single pc licence.