What is causing the “The program used to create this object is Outlook” error?
We looked into this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are being used to fix this particular error message. As it turns out, this problem might end up being caused by several different culprits: If you’re currently struggling to resolve the same error message, this article will provide you with several potential repair strategies that other users in a similar situation have used to get the issue resolved. If you want to remain as efficient as possible, we advise you to follow the methods below in the order that they are presented since they are ordered by efficiency and difficulty. One of them is bound to resolve the issue regardless of the culprit responsible.
Method 1: Update Outlook to the latest version
Since the issue can end up being caused by a bug that Microsoft took a long time to resolve (but eventually did). What ended up creating the issue in the first place was another update that was released concomitant on Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016. After it becomes clear that the update ended up deeming most email attachments as unsafe and block them, Microsoft took more than a month to released hotfixes for every Outlook version. Years after the issue initially appeared, the same problem is still occurring for one main reason – a lot of Outlook users are still using severely outdated clients. That’s precisely why the most efficient way of resolving the “The program used to create this object is Outlook” error is to simply update your Outlook client to the latest version. Here’s a quick guide on how to do this: If the same issue is still occurring or there’s no new version available for your our Outlook build, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Updating Windows to the latest version
If the first method doesn’t allow you to update your Outlook client version and resolve the “The program used to create this object is Outlook” error, you can make the WU (Windows Update) component to force your OS to update Outlook to the latest version. Several affected users have reported that the issue was no longer occurring after they allowed Windows update to install every pending update. Here’s a quick guide on how to do this: If the same issue is still occurring, move down to the next method below.
Method 3: Uninstalling update KB3203467
Some affected users have reported that the issue was resolved after they used the Programs and Features screen to uninstall the update that was causing the issue. In most reported cases, the KB3203467 is responsible for causing the issue. By removing the culprit responsible for the “The program used to create this object is Outlook” error, you’ll essentially taking away the number one reason why this issue occurs. Here’s a quick guide on uninstalling the KB3203467 update:
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