Outlook add email account: requested operation failed

Question

I am using MS Outlook 2007, under Windows 7. I am trying to add a new email account. I go through the process, I check "manually configure ...". I enter all the info (it's an IMAP). The "test account settings" says it's all good. I click NEXT and ...

THE REQUESTED OPERATION FAILED

No explanation, nothing else.

Solution

Launch Outlook in Safe Mode with networking, then create account and restart. Worked for me