Guidelines To Re-Install Microsoft Office Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the personal information manager app that comes bundled in the Microsoft Office suite. Users can easily synchronize their email accounts to Outlook and manage their emails, contacts, tasks, and schedules with the application in an organized manner. Yet despite of its numerous uses, Outlook users come across lots of problems in the application from time to time.

The easiest way to tackle with Outlook issues is by uninstalling and re-installing the application. The program can be easily removed from the system via the Control Panel utility. Nonetheless, it is advised to proceed with the uninstallation only after you have created a backup of all the important data in the application. When done, re-install the program using the Microsoft Office setup media.

The below given instructions as drafted by the Outlook support team would help you re-install and setup Microsoft Outlook on your computer.

Steps to follow

• Insert the Microsoft Office installation disc in the CD/DVD drive of your computer and open the Auto-Run prompt. If the disc does not load automatically, double click on the Removable Disc drive icon in My Computer/Computer.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the product key in the required page to start the installation.
• Mark the appropriate checkbox to agree to the Microsoft Software License Agreement terms and click Continue.
• When prompted to choose the installation type, click on the Customize button and open the Installation Options tab.
• Select Installed on First Use under both the Microsoft Office as well as Microsoft Outlook sections, and click Continue.
• Proceed to the final step by clicking Install Now button, and complete the installation. 
• When the process completes, you will see a shortcut icon for Microsoft Outlook on your desktop. If you do not find one, open the Start menu, right-click over Microsoft Outlook, and select Create a shortcut (Desktop) option to create a shortcut link on your computer desktop.
• Open Outlook application by double clicking on the desktop icon. An Add New Account pop-up box will open on your screen.
• Enter your display name, email address, and password in the designated fields and click on the Manually configure your settings or additional server types button to configure the settings as you had earlier.

When done, click on Test Account Settings and verify that the settings are accurate. Click on the Finish button to complete the setup. The above procedure guides you through the re-installation process of the Outlook application. If you have any doubts on the matter, contact Outlook support center for assistance.