Outlook Error

Facing Entry Point Not Found Error in Outlook? Here’s 4 Ways to Troubleshoot

In today’s era Microsoft Outlook is the most famous email applications and it manages the data properly. To fix the various Outlook errors, it provides a free inbuilt utility that is ScanPST.exe. Sometimes, when users try to run ScanPST to repair any corrupt data, it fails to start and displays an error message, ScanPST.exe – Entry Point Not Found. It can be turned into the worst situation, because it may give additional issues. Therefore, in this article, we will share 4 ways you can tackle the Outlook error: Entry Point Not Found.

Why Does “Entry Point Not Found” Error Occurrs in MS Outlook?

Before moving towards the reason behind this error first know what exactly this error. Whenever an error occurred while repairing the damaged data file of MS Outlook, ScanPST.exe tool stop to work. Most of the time it occurs due “SCNPST32.dll”, which is a part of broken scanpst.exe files. Therefore, this ScanPST.exe error encountered due to,

• A missing or broken SCNPST32.dll file
• Corruption of Outlook application
• Incomplete installation of MS Outlook
• Oversized PST file

These are some major but genuine reason, and nobody can avoid this issues. Therefore, the upcoming section will discuss all possible solution to troubleshoot the error.

Reinstall Microsoft Office Properly

1. First of all close both Inbox Repair Tool as well as MS Outlook
2. Go to Start then >> choose Control Panel  >> Uninstall Programs option
3. Select MS Office from the interface ‘Uninstall or change a program’ and click on Change
4. A popup window will display, select “Repair” option and then click on “Continue” button.
5. Now, reinstall Microsoft Outlook.
6. After performing the above steps, launch ScanPST to repair corrupted Outlook file again.
7. If the error has not removed then it will show that MS Office repairing did not work out.
8. Therefore, again re-install Office still in the “Uninstall or change a program” window.
9. After executing these steps, check whether the error was fixed or not.

Run ScanPST from the Correct Location

Oftentimes, the major reason for the entry point error is when the ScanPST.exe tool is run from the incorrect location or when some required files are not at place or missing. Therefore, make sure that you launch the Inbox Repair Tool from its original directory in orderto resolve this issue. We have mentioend typical ScanPST locations below.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16

OR

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16

Now, naigate to the correct folder and launch ScanPST.exe tool directly from there.

Run the System File Checker (SFC)

Windows offers System File Checker (SFC), an in-built tool to scan and repair corrupted system files. Using this tool can help you restore the missing DLL files that may be causing the entry point error. Here are the steps to run SFC:

1. Firstly, open the Command Prompt as the Administrator.
2. Then, type in the command: sfc /scannow
3. After that, press Enter.
4. Once done, wait for the scan to complete.

If the scan procedure detects any corrupted or damaged files then, Windows will automatically repair them.

Summing Up

In the above article, we have discussed different approaches to troubleshoot the error issue i.e., ScanPST.exe – Entry Point Not Found. Choose either of the solutions provided in the draft. However, for a reliable and secure approach, experts suggest you opt for the automated solution.