February 4, 2022 Software and Apps, Microsoft outlook fails to start up and shows the XML file as invalid, it is the problem related to the XML file for the Navigation Pane Settings. Importantly there are some settings that have been changed due to outlook updates or windows updates. The default location of the Outlook app data file creates an XML that may not work properly. As we found the main reason start
Microsoft Outlook fails for XML. The XML file residing in the settings of the existing outlook for the navigation pane is either damaged or corrupted. Due to that error outlook message says that ‘Outlook cannot be started due to an invalid XML file’. When opening Microsoft Outlook on a Windows machine, you receive an error:Problem Invalid XML error
of Outlook
- “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.”
- Even open outlook in safe mode does not work.
- Tried to reinstall and repair outlook option also not working
A quick and easy solution to Fix Invalid XML Microsoft outlook
Option 1 – Which works for us!
- Open the Run command via Start-> Run or press the Windows Logo + R on your keyboard.
- If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can also open the Start Menu and use the Search field to type in for the next step.
- In the box you opened in step 1, type; outlook.exe
- Press the SPACEBAR once, and then type a forward slash mark (/) followed by the switch you want to use (see the list below). For example, if you want to use resetnavpane the command you type in the Open box should look like this:
outlook.exe /resetnavpane (note the SPACE) or ‘C:\Program Files\Office 14\Outlook.exe /resetnavpane’
To run the command, click OK.
Running this command Clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile, removing all shortcuts and favorite folders from the Navigation Pane.
Option 2
How to resolve Navigation Pane Configuration file error of Outlook?
If the first option not working for you. You can directly delete the Navigation pane configuration file. Which is an outlook.xml file in user AppData location is as follows:
- Press Windows + R Run dialog box when it opens, you need to type the following line in that dialog box as is %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook
- After pressing enter button you will get explore with the outlook folder there would be an XML file Outlook.xml
- Use Microsoft Outlook inbox repair tool – Search SCANPST.EXE
- Remove default configuration files %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook as mentioned in the previous paragraph.
- Restore your .pst backup
- Run chkdsk command to repair HDD.
Conclusion
In this article, we explore the error ‘Outlook cannot be started due to an invalid XML file’. Due to that the outlook not working. Also, we tried to explore different methods and causes behind the XML file errors. After checking the issue, we ensure that the first option will resolve your problems.
Tags: appdata location, cannot open the outlook, Invalid XML, resetnavpane, scanpst.exe
If you see the following error: Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded
The solution is to click START and type: Outlook.exe /ResetNavPane
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