Have you tried simply reinstalling Outlook? Put it in the same palce (usually default) and it should clean up those files you weren't able to repair. That might help.

When something like this happens I do some housecleaning. Get rid of the temp files, defrag, clear out the junk and tidy up. Run the usual programs that search for spyware and bots and such. (Spybot search and destry, Spyware Blaster, AdAware). I just installed a new version of Norton Security that says it isn't compatible with Spybot--so I'm (temporarily?) without it.

I prefer some of the other email programs. Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora are very good. Pegasus is a little ponderous, but very powerful. You download and install one of those (they have free sponsored versions) and set them up to receive your email. Dump Outlook and you'll probably be happier.

SRS