There are some performance issues with Outlook 2007 and a lot of them can be
resolved by some manual resets. If Outlook 2003 behaved the same I suspect
it might be because of some add-ins that you have installed and/or virus
scanner integration. Disable them and see if that speed things up a bit.
I would recommend recreating your mail profile after an upgrade;
See
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
This might also be a good time to start with the new pst-format. Instead of
settings your old pst-file as the default just link it with Outlook via
File-> Open-> Outlook Data File... and once opened move the items from the
"old" file to the newly created one.
In addition to that reset the outcmd.dat and extend.dat file by renaming
them to .old
You should notice a speed increase now. A 1-2 minute loading process is too
long for a healthy machine ;-)
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
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"Jackie D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9C0B80CA-C3DD-4B95-8137-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can I sneak in another question?
>
> Outlook takes an eon to open and close. Maybe upward of 1 to 2 minute.
> I've
> posted for help a couple of times but nobody seems to have any idea why it
> does this.
>
> I do the usual things like defrag and scan, clean out temporary files and
> I've increased my RAM and virtual memory but the problem with Outlook
> persists. It behaved the same way with Outlook 2003. Could it be that I
> have
> almost 1'000 contacts listed? Or that the pst folder is the old style and
> not
> the limitless data file? Any suggestions you have would be appreciated.
> --
> Jackie D
>
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You're welcome! :-)
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> -----
>> "Jackie D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:01366CCB-F76E-4EA8-8ED8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thanks for pointing that out! I've only had 2007 installed for a couple
>> > of
>> > weeks and didn't spot the difference.
>> > --
>> > Jackie D
>> >
>> >
>> > "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> No, the To-Do Bar shows your active things to-do. It doesn't delete
>> >> anything. It's a bit like the Reminder Window where you can Dismiss
>> >> your
>> >> meeting alerts. It is not your Task List. Go to your Task List to see
>> >> all
>> >> your Tasks; both non-completed and completed.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> >> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> >> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>> >>
>> >> -----
>> >> "Jackie D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:672A3320-6D90-43BF-89D0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > When I mark a task in the To-do list as 'complete' I thought it
>> >> > should
>> >> > grey
>> >> > out but remain visible. It seems to be deleting as though I'd chosen
>> >> > Delete
>> >> > instead as 'Mark Complete'. Is there an error in my Outlook?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Jackie D
>> >>
>>
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