Error: Practice CS crashes after CS Professional Suite sign in screen
Scenario
A local installation of Practice CS may crash when you have Windows 11 and Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Solution 1: update Practice CS
- OpenCS Connectand selectConnect Now.
- Mark theRetrieve available updatescheckbox and selectCall Now.
- ChooseApply previously downloaded updates/licenses.
- SelectApply Nowto install the updates.
Solution 2: run Practice CS as administrator
- Right-click the Practice CS desktop icon and chooseProperties.
- Open the Compatibility tab and markRun this program as an administrator.
- SelectApply, thenOK.
- Open Practice CS. If it crashes, continue to the next solution.
Solution 3: disable the Microsoft Outlook interface
- Open your Start menu and search for theRunapp.
- OpenRunand pasteC:\ProgramData\Creative Solutions\Practice CSin theOpenfield.
- SelectOK.
- Right-click theLocalInstallation.inifile, selectOpen with, and chooseNotepad
- In the notepad file, add a new line in the[appSettings]section and paste this code in the empty line:outlookdisable=true.
- SelectFile, thenSave.
- Open Practice CS.
- If it crashes, continue to the next solution.
- If it doesn't crash, repeat Solution 1. Then repeat Solutions 2 and 3 to clearRun this program as an administratorand delete the added Outlook code.
Solution 4: repair Microsoft Outlook 2016
If the above solutions didn't work, follow the instructions in Microsoft's Repair an Office Application article.