How to Fix 0x8004210a Outlook Error?

Published by Jacob Martin on December 30, 2014

The Outlook POP3 email account users may come across Outlook 2007 Error 0x8004210a or other issues while sending or receiving emails. If you come across any such issues while using the Outlook account then due to this your PST file data may get inaccessible and has to suffer vital data loss situation.

You will find this error as:

 “The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving (POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider(ISP).”

You may receive the Error 0x8004210a while sending or receiving emails and one of the time out errors that stops the users from accessing the mails and the whole functionality of the application may be stopped. These issues may also arise on the account of configuration changes settings that may change the results of the anti-virus software. These present configuration settings are done is such a way that the incoming and outgoing mails fails to work.

Causes behind the Outlook 2007 0x8004210a Error

• Due to improper connection with the email server or network.
• Due to incorrect account settings and configuration.
• Damaged POP3 email server or damaged email or items.
• Due to damage in the Outlook Profile.
• Due to inappropriate settings of the anti-virus software may say the “scan incoming email” and “scan outgoing email” options that are enabled.
• Due to damaged Outlook Installation
• Due to incorrect settings of the Firewall application.

For repairing the Outlook 2007 Error 0x8004210a and to make the PST file accessible gain:

• You need to check that whether the Internet Settings and everything are set correctly.
• Sometimes starting the Outlook in the Safe Mode can help in these cases.
• You need to ensure that Firewall is correctly configured.
• Ensure that firewall has correctly configured.
• Be sure while using the anti-virus program is working properly with the correct setting, and ensure that the email scanning feature is properly enabled as well.

Fix 0x8004210a 2007 error Manually?

If your Outlook works correctly the last time you opened it and nothing changed in your account configuration then you need to make use of the Safe Mode to check whether it. For this you need to open the Outlook in the Safe Mode which will prevent launching of all the add-ins of the application and prevent loading of the several settings files i.e will be default and turn off the Reading Pane.

For starting the Outlook in Safe Mode you need to start the Outlook with “Safe” switch.

• Windows 7- Start-> type: outlook.exe /safe (when you start typing, a search box will automatically appear by itself)

The type the path outlook.exe and /safe, When typing the path please note that there is space between outlook.exe and /safe

 But even all these cases does not fix the Outlook error 0x8004210a in any way then you need to opt for the third party program that such as Outlook PST File Repair Tool that would thoroughly scan corrupt and damaged PST file items to make it accessible again.

If you have been come across this type of issue then this equipped tool will help you to resolve them and the restore back the personal folder items on place.