subject: How To Ward Off Error Message That Occurs Because Of Scanpst Exe [print this page] It has been seen that if the PST file gets badly damaged or destroyed, then there is a need to use the inbuilt Inbox repair tool for Microsoft Outlook application. The need to use the repair tool is realized, when Microsoft Outlook application starts showing abrupt behavior that hint at corruption of the PST file. This Inbox repair tool, known as Scanpst.exe, gets automatically installed when MS-Outlook is installed and configured on your system. But many times Inbox repair tool falls weak in repairing the PST file of the Outlook application. In such a situation, people use backup to restore data but many times backup is also not available. If all else fails, a third party Outlook PST repair tool is a perfect solution for scanning the PST file and showing you the best results.
Let's consider a practical example. To repair a corrupt PST file, you use an inbuilt Inbox repair tool. But, Scanpst.exe program file fails to repair PST file and instead throws an error message, which prevents you from accessing an Outlook application. An error message looks like this:
Scanpst.exe - entry point not found
The procedure entry point RCVR_Scan32@28 could not be located in the dynamic link library SCNPST32.dll.
After getting above error message, the repair of PST stops, and your data stay inaccessible.
Cause:
The main causes for the occurrence of above error message are:
Outlook installation is not complete or damaged.
Missing SCNPST32.dll file.
SCNPST32.dll file has some issues and Outlook is not fully capable of dealing with it.
Resolution:
To solve above error message you need to follow the below suggestions. These suggestions act as a solution for the error:
1.Do complete installation of MS-Outlook. If the problem remains same as it is. Again install Outlook application freshly in your system.
2.Make use of another computer and transfer the file into it. Be sure that the version of the MS-Outlook application might be same on the other system also.
3.If the above methods do not resolve the problem, then you have an option of using backup to restore PST data, if backup is available.
4.Otherwise, a third party Outlook PST Repair tool is the best solution to repair a corrupt or damaged PST file. These tools are easily available in the market. These tools scan PST file and after scanning, if they find corruption, then they repair Outlook PST file.
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is a sophisticated tool that scan PST file and repairs it even if it is badly damaged. The tool performs a perfect recovery and makes an Outlook PST file usable. The tool restores data in a new PST that can be detected by the host operating system. All the mail-objects, such as contacts, attachments, appointments, contacts, tasks, journals, and messages of the PST file get easily recovered through this software.
