How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."

[talltwinman]

When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

 

[Roady [MVP]]

We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say.

Anyway;
Tools-> Options produces a dialog box which has to be closed before you can
do anything. Another dialog box that has to be closed before you can do
anything is when prompted for a password in Outlook.

Windows Logo key+M minimizes everything and shows the Desktop, press Outlook
on the Task Bar and usually any open dialog boxes will reveal itself.

 

[Volks]

Having the same problem. If I right-click the contacts window or try to
create a new contact using the menu button I'm getting this dialog, however,
if I double-click the empty space then I get a contact form as expected. I
can reproduce this after a fresh reboot and outlook start when the only open
dialog in the entire system is this useless message box.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Having the same problem. If I right-click the contacts window or try
to create a new contact using the menu button I'm getting this
dialog, however, if I double-click the empty space then I get a
contact form as expected. I can reproduce this after a fresh reboot
and outlook start when the only open dialog in the entire system is
this useless message box.

Try starting Word or Excel to see if the dialogue box appears. If so, fill
it in and then Outlook should work OK.

 

[Volks]

Brian,

Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick. Still wonder what the
dialogue was, though. Also, once this message appeared I couldn't close
Outlook anymore - well, not without task manager. Anyway, appears to be fine
now.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick. Still wonder what the
dialogue was, though.

Did you see a dialogue when you started the other Office app? That's the
dialogue Outlook was trying to open.

 

[renate nail]

i don't see it either



talltwinma wrote:

How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
22-Mar-08

When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say.
We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say

Anyway
Tools-> Options produces a dialog box which has to be closed before you can
do anything. Another dialog box that has to be closed before you can do
anything is when prompted for a password in Outlook

Windows Logo key+M minimizes everything and shows the Desktop, press Outlook
on the Task Bar and usually any open dialog boxes will reveal itself

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 200
http://www.howto-outlook.com
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and mor

http://www.msoutlook.info
Real World Questions, Real World Answer

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Having the same problem.
Having the same problem. If I right-click the contacts window or try to
create a new contact using the menu button I'm getting this dialog, however,
if I double-click the empty space then I get a contact form as expected. I
can reproduce this after a fresh reboot and outlook start when the only open
dialog in the entire system is this useless message box

:

Re: How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
Try starting Word or Excel to see if the dialogue box appears. If so, fil
it in and then Outlook should work OK
-
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian,Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick.
Brian

Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick. Still wonder what the
dialogue was, though. Also, once this message appeared I couldn't close
Outlook anymore - well, not without task manager. Anyway, appears to be fine
now


:

Re: How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
Did you see a dialogue when you started the other Office app? That's th
dialogue Outlook was trying to open
-
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


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[renate nail]

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talltwinma wrote:

How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
22-Mar-08

When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say.
We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say.

Anyway;
Tools-> Options produces a dialog box which has to be closed before you can
do anything. Another dialog box that has to be closed before you can do
anything is when prompted for a password in Outlook.

Windows Logo key+M minimizes everything and shows the Desktop, press Outlook
on the Task Bar and usually any open dialog boxes will reveal itself.




Having the same problem.
Having the same problem. If I right-click the contacts window or try to
create a new contact using the menu button I'm getting this dialog, however,
if I double-click the empty space then I get a contact form as expected. I
can reproduce this after a fresh reboot and outlook start when the only open
dialog in the entire system is this useless message box.


:

Re: How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
Try starting Word or Excel to see if the dialogue box appears. If so, fill
it in and then Outlook should work OK.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian,Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick.
Brian,

Thanks a lot, that seems to have done the trick. Still wonder what the
dialogue was, though. Also, once this message appeared I couldn't close
Outlook anymore - well, not without task manager. Anyway, appears to be fine
now.



:

Re: How do I close... "A Dialog Box is open, Close and try Again."
Did you see a dialogue when you started the other Office app? That's the
dialogue Outlook was trying to open.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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i don't see it either


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[Gordon]

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[Matt Leach]

If you start Task manager (ctrl+shift+esc) find OUTLOOK.EXE in the processes tab and click End process, this should do the trick. Reason being, the computer maybe doing alot at once and if you try to close a window when the PC is busy it doesn't close properly. Ending the process terminates it completely.

When I try to compose a new email I get a message that pops up and says... "A
dialog box is open. Close it and try again." What is this refering to? How
do I close this "dialog box" because I do not see any box to close...

On Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:58 PM Roady [MVP] wrote:
We cannot see your screen from here so it is hard to say.

Anyway;
Tools-> Options produces a dialog box which has to be closed before you can
do anything. Another dialog box that has to be closed before you can do
anything is when prompted for a password in Outlook.

Windows Logo key+M minimizes everything and shows the Desktop, press Outlook
on the Task Bar and usually any open dialog boxes will reveal itself.

 

[Goobus]

Eggheader: Do you really think the OP will be back to see your reply to
a post from 2008? What a HoopleHead.