I've been using Outlook for 16 years (I was an employee in the 90s) and I
can't figure out how to close and exit the Outlook 2007 process, without
killing the process. If I kill it, then the data file has to be checked.
Can someone tell me how to properly shut down Outlook 2007?

jamesy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I've been using Outlook for 16 years (I was an employee in the 90s)
> and I can't figure out how to close and exit the Outlook 2007
> process, without killing the process. If I kill it, then the data
> file has to be checked. Can someone tell me how to properly shut down
> Outlook 2007?

Clicking the Close button at the top right should work, as should File>Exit.
If it doesn't, you probably have an add-in keeping Outlook open. See if
something here helps:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm
--
Brian Tillman

Thanks for the info. So must be iTunes, Google Desktop, or Windows Search,
so these need to be added to the list - not sure which one.

Fyi that the command sequence is not correct - addin are not there. Add ins
are in the "Trust Center" now, and not Options.

Thanks

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> jamesy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I've been using Outlook for 16 years (I was an employee in the 90s)
> > and I can't figure out how to close and exit the Outlook 2007
> > process, without killing the process. If I kill it, then the data
> > file has to be checked. Can someone tell me how to properly shut down
> > Outlook 2007?
>
> Clicking the Close button at the top right should work, as should File>Exit.
> If it doesn't, you probably have an add-in keeping Outlook open. See if
> something here helps:
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm
> http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

Ihave the same problem, and this issue is discussed in several other threads
here. I think MS is just trying to put the blame on other vendors. Who is
in control here? MS as the publishe of the main software under which all the
other products run, and on who's services all the other products rely. Why
can't they (MS developers) just shut down the add-in's when the user requests
to close outlook? To blame others for this is just ridiculous.
As for add-in's, sometimes an add-in will be disabled, but no further
information is given. So how would I ask a supplier of an add-in to fix it,
if I can't give them information that will help them to debug their code?

Microsoft: Please don't push this off to other's!

BTW: I'm running outlook 2007 on Vista Business with plenty of memory (2GB)
and HDD space.

I'm paying a lot of money for MS software, and all I get from MS is that
this is someone else's problem.....

Just my two cents od gripe!



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> jamesy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I've been using Outlook for 16 years (I was an employee in the 90s)
> > and I can't figure out how to close and exit the Outlook 2007
> > process, without killing the process. If I kill it, then the data
> > file has to be checked. Can someone tell me how to properly shut down
> > Outlook 2007?
>
> Clicking the Close button at the top right should work, as should File>Exit.
> If it doesn't, you probably have an add-in keeping Outlook open. See if
> something here helps:
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm
> http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

Indeed, no one takes responsibility - they should create a plug in
certification process and require it for their vendors. They should also
require a shut down proc in the plug in and otherwise kill the plug in
themselves, rather than make me do it with the task manager.

I was in Redmond last week and I've come to the conclusion that no one works
there any more - just too big, living on the past cash and chasing the
corporate clients.


"Roger" wrote:

> Ihave the same problem, and this issue is discussed in several other threads
> here. I think MS is just trying to put the blame on other vendors. Who is
> in control here? MS as the publishe of the main software under which all the
> other products run, and on who's services all the other products rely. Why
> can't they (MS developers) just shut down the add-in's when the user requests
> to close outlook? To blame others for this is just ridiculous.
> As for add-in's, sometimes an add-in will be disabled, but no further
> information is given. So how would I ask a supplier of an add-in to fix it,
> if I can't give them information that will help them to debug their code?
>
> Microsoft: Please don't push this off to other's!
>
> BTW: I'm running outlook 2007 on Vista Business with plenty of memory (2GB)
> and HDD space.
>
> I'm paying a lot of money for MS software, and all I get from MS is that
> this is someone else's problem.....
>
> Just my two cents od gripe!
>
>
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
> > jamesy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > I've been using Outlook for 16 years (I was an employee in the 90s)
> > > and I can't figure out how to close and exit the Outlook 2007
> > > process, without killing the process. If I kill it, then the data
> > > file has to be checked. Can someone tell me how to properly shut down
> > > Outlook 2007?
> >
> > Clicking the Close button at the top right should work, as should File>Exit.
> > If it doesn't, you probably have an add-in keeping Outlook open. See if
> > something here helps:
> > http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm
> > http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm
> > --
> > Brian Tillman
> >
> >