When you close Outlook does the outlook.exe process stop as well?
See
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm
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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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"scubadiver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The first time I can use Outlook 2003 normally.
> After I close it and do some other work, I cannot open Outlook 2003 again.
> I have to restart my computer, to be able to access Outlook again.