Outlook 2003 closes immediately after opening

[bobwyzguy]

When I start Outlook 2003, it opens, loads the outlook.pst file, then
my antivirus (ZoneAlarm Security Suite) runs a scan, and when that
compltes, Outlook closes. This computer is also running Timeslips,
which hooks into Outlook in some fashion. I have not ried
reinstalling Timeslips yet, but that is next.

Here is what I have tried:

System restore to earlier time - no effect

Repair reinstallation of MS Office 2003. No effect.

Ran Inbox repair tool - while this did find and fix some errors, it
did not fix the problem.

I created a new profile, and tried to open it. Same result.

I associated the old Outlook.pst file with the new profile, and
deleted the old profile. Same result.

I ran a registry scan and repair tool - no effect

I am to the point where, after attempting to reinstall Timeslips, that
I am just going to reinstall everything from scratch. trying to avoid
this, any suggestions?

What have I missed.

Many Thanks in advance.

Bob Weiss

 

[TechieBird]

If I'm not too late to stop you, try loading Outlook in Safe mode. If that
works, then there's a pretty good chance the problem is with one of your
add-ins.

You can then disable all the add-ins, load Outlook normally, then add them
back one by one until you find the likely culprit.