When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?

Thanks Ken-broach

Outlook locks; it is scanning the file then. Make sure that you properly
close Outlook and that the outlook.exe process quits before you turn of your
computer or the pst-file could get seriously damaged.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

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"Ken-broach" <Ken-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:319CBF7C-03BC-40F3-A6CF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder
> was
> improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before
> outlook
> will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks
> up?
>
> Thanks Ken-broach
>

How do you properly close outlook?

Thanks Ken
(E-Mail Removed)

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Outlook locks; it is scanning the file then. Make sure that you properly
> close Outlook and that the outlook.exe process quits before you turn of your
> computer or the pst-file could get seriously damaged.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> www.howto-outlook.com
>
> Tips of the month:
> -FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
> -Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
>
> -----
> "Ken-broach" <Ken-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:319CBF7C-03BC-40F3-A6CF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder
> > was
> > improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before
> > outlook
> > will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks
> > up?
> >
> > Thanks Ken-broach
> >
>
>
>

I have the same message that appears at start-up. I think I close Outlook
properly. I do wait for a minute before I close windows XP

"Ken-broach" wrote:

> How do you properly close outlook?
>
> Thanks Ken
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Outlook locks; it is scanning the file then. Make sure that you properly
> > close Outlook and that the outlook.exe process quits before you turn of your
> > computer or the pst-file could get seriously damaged.
> >
> > --
> > Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> > www.howto-outlook.com
> >
> > Tips of the month:
> > -FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
> > -Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
> >
> > -----
> > "Ken-broach" <Ken-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:319CBF7C-03BC-40F3-A6CF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder
> > > was
> > > improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before
> > > outlook
> > > will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks
> > > up?
> > >
> > > Thanks Ken-broach
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Something is still not rght, there must be a special way to close outlook to
stop this.

Ken

"kjmas" wrote:

> I have the same message that appears at start-up. I think I close Outlook
> properly. I do wait for a minute before I close windows XP
>
> "Ken-broach" wrote:
>
> > How do you properly close outlook?
> >
> > Thanks Ken
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >
> > "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > Outlook locks; it is scanning the file then. Make sure that you properly
> > > close Outlook and that the outlook.exe process quits before you turn of your
> > > computer or the pst-file could get seriously damaged.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> > > www.howto-outlook.com
> > >
> > > Tips of the month:
> > > -FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
> > > -Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
> > >
> > > -----
> > > "Ken-broach" <Ken-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:319CBF7C-03BC-40F3-A6CF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder
> > > > was
> > > > improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before
> > > > outlook
> > > > will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks
> > > > up?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Ken-broach
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

I am having the same problem. I have been using Outlook for years and this
just started recently. Unfortunately it started on both of my computers that
I receive mail on. The problem started about the same time. Everytime I open
Outlook I get the same message that I did not close Outlook properly. Thank
you, Peter Oliver

"Ken-broach" wrote:

> When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
> improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
> will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?
>
> Thanks Ken-broach
>

I had the same problem. In my case, the problem was apparently cause by
backup software called Iomega Sync. I had the software set to copy my pst
file every several minutes. When I discontinued that setting, the problem
appeared to go away.

"Ken-broach" wrote:

> When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
> improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
> will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?
>
> Thanks Ken-broach
>

How did you discontinue the setting? Can you go step by step? I've had this
problem for quite a while and now sometimes it takes 7 or 8 minutes at start
up to check the personal folders that I closed improperly... and today, once
that was done, now I'm told my archive folder was not closed properly and
it's taking another 3 minutes to check that. Please spell out step by step
what to look for and how to fix! help!

"richardpu" wrote:

> I had the same problem. In my case, the problem was apparently cause by
> backup software called Iomega Sync. I had the software set to copy my pst
> file every several minutes. When I discontinued that setting, the problem
> appeared to go away.
>
> "Ken-broach" wrote:
>
> > When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
> > improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
> > will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?
> >
> > Thanks Ken-broach
> >

Is it possible that one or more of the antivirus/spyware programs are holding
Outlook open and not allowing Outlook to close all folders properly? I
recently added AVG and it seems that the problem occurs every day.
--
Using of Win XP Pro, FrontPage 2002, Outlook XP, Word-PowerPoint-Publisher
2002, Word 2002
AMD Athlon 1.2, 512mb mem, 80GB disk, DVD and CD burners.



"Ken-broach" wrote:

> When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
> improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
> will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?
>
> Thanks Ken-broach
>

My Personal folders were just fine under Outlook 2000. Now I have upgraded
to Vista and Outlook 2007, and I get this message (and the scan) every time I
start up Outlook.

I have no reason to post this here, except that maybe it will refresh this
issue and someone who knows how to fix this will reply.

TIA.

"Ken-broach" wrote:

> When I start outlook, a screen open that says my personal contacts folder was
> improperly closed and I have to wait sometimes 5-10 minuites before outlook
> will open. If I try to do anything in the mean time, the computer locks up?
>
> Thanks Ken-broach
>