How to resolve ‘a script error has occurred on this page outlook 2007’?

Outlook stores data in personal folder PST files, a central database for management of different data & items such as email, notes, tasks, contact, calendar & others. As none of the application is free of corruption, outlook PST database may also come across corruption issues. These are the instances in which the PST does not remain accessible & thus readable. However, recovery is must in cases as such as the folder contained data is of great significance for users, as its loss cannot be compromised by any means.

 

Although Microsoft has provided scanpst.exe & recommends using it to take note of these instances, user should opt all possible measures for avoiding affected by any such problem. It is therefore advisable to keep the application updated & use it is way supposed including that of high-end protection against virus & like threats. Still, problems are many & are bound to take place quite uncertainly.

 

One such scenario is that of – opening outlook 2007 PST in Microsoft word & saving the file in that very format itself. In this situation the PST file icon would have changed to Word. Now the changed PST file will not open, tried howsoever times instead will show script error messages as –

 

‘ An error has occurred in the script on this page '

 

Upon occurrence of any such issue outlook mails & other items would not be accessible. A script error has occurred on this page is reported in instances the file is improperly used or is modified incorrectly with changes made on to its data structures.

 

Cause of outlook script error –

The most known factors for the issue to occur includes –

 

• As the file extension is changed, it is not recognized by outlook
• Outlooks PST file corruption due to application signature conflict of outlook & word

 

How to fix error ‘an error has occurred in the script on this page outlook'?

 

For resolving the issue occurring, the cause needs to be verified as with any other case,

 

Reverting file extension back to PST, just right click the file select rename option and specify the extension as .pst. For this to be done the folder option of ‘hide extensions for know file types' should be unchecked, if presently checked. Now try to get access to the file & chances are that it gets so & allow you have access to PST contents.

 

But, if it does not happens so the reason might be PST corruption for which you need to run scanpst tool. Alternatively for complex scenarios of damages in personal folder PST, other advanced & efficient PST repair utilities need to be used.