unmanaged PC
Windows 10
MS Outlook 2019
Microsoft Exchange E-Mail
cannot login with d\uaccount, or...
no login window, or...
no connection possible, or...
something in that vein.
Click on the Windows "Start" button
Type "control"
Open the system control panel
Search for and open "Mail..."
Choose "Accounts"
Delete the account
Close the "Mail" window
Open your Web-Browser and
go to swd.univie.ac.at and
log in with your uaccount
go to free software
go to Microsoft Tools
right-click on the *.reg file and
choose "download link as"
save the *.reg file.
do the same for the *.txt file.
After downloading the files you can take a look at the text file and read the manual.
Alternatively, right click on the *.reg file and choose "merge", when asked to, click "OK", or "YES".
start Outlook.
Outlook should start normally now.
reboot the PC
start Outlook
Outlook may just work fine now, or you geht an error message in the form of "VC**** not installed, cannot open Outlook..."
If you get such an error message
click the Windows "Start" button
type: control
open the control panel
open "Programs"
search for "Visual Studio C+ 64 bit" or "Visual Studio *** 64 bit"
right click on the software
click on "change"
click on "repair"
wait for the process to finish
start Outlook
Outlook should work now