As a consequence, users can’t open the attachments. This issue can arise in Outlook 2007-2016. If you need to fix the program used to create this object is Outlook error, check out some of these resolutions for it.
How do I fix the object creation error in Outlook?
1. Change the email message format to plain text
2. Uninstall Windows updates
The program used to create this object error can be due to Windows updates. To be more specific, KB3203467, KB3191932, KB3191938, KB3203467, and KB3191898 are among the updates confirmed to trigger the error. Those aren’t recent updates, but some users might still be able to fix the issue by uninstalling updates. To uninstall recent updates, press the Windows key + R hotkey to open Run. Then input appwiz.cpl in the Open box and click OK to open the uninstaller. Click View installed updates to open a list of installed updates. You can remove updates listed there by selecting them and clicking Uninstall. Restart Windows after uninstalling updates.
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3. Update Outlook
Alternatively, you can manually download the specific patch updates for Outlook that fix the program used to create this object error. Microsoft released four patch updates to fix the issue for the various Outlook versions. Click the links below to open the pages for them.
Outlook 2007 update Outlook 2010 update Outlook 2013 update Outlook 2016 update
4. Check for Windows updates
Those are the confirmed fixes for the program used to create this object is Outlook error. In addition to those fixes, try forwarding the emails that include the attachments to your own email address. Then open the attachments from the forwarded emails.
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