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Important: This article contains information about how to change the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you change it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and change the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

1. Exit Outlook.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry subkey:
   
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-BDE5-00AA0044DE52}
4. In this location you may find folders corresponding to the Office releases below:
   
   2.4 for Office 2007 (Version 12.0.0.0)
   
   2.5 for Office 2010 (Version 14.0.0.0)
   
   2.6 and 2.7 for Office 2013 (Version 15.0.0.0) (2.6 and 2.7 are okay for Office 2016 as well, if there is a reference to Office16 under 2.7.)
   
   2.8 for Office 2016 (Version 16.0.0.0)
5. Right-click the registry key for the incorrect version of Office, and then select Export. Save the export to your desktop to create a backup.
6. Right-click on key for the incorrect version of Office, select Delete.
7. Start Outlook.