It sounds like a bonafide bug. Microsoft often has patches waiting for those that call in with a new bug.
Bob
I have a client that likes to write drafts while she is away from the internet and then send them when she gets to the office. Whenever Outlook is offline, it crashes and says it has to be shutdown. I can recreate this problem at the office by trying to work offline. I have disabled all add-in's and the problem still occurs. I have tried doing a repair of Office and it still happens. Aside from re-installing Office, do you have any ideas what could be the problem?

Chowhound
Comic Vine
GameFAQs
GameSpot
Giant Bomb
TechRepublic