Outlook Loads and Runs Slowly!

[Guest]

I have Microsoft Office XP Professional, installed on my laptop running
Windows XP Professional. Everytime I try to open Outlook lately, it takes
like 2-3 minutes for the program to load the main "Outlook Today" screen.
Then, everytime I try to click something to open or navigate through Outlook,
the computer processes the request VERY slowly, sometimes making me wait up
to 5 minutes before opening an e-mail, switching to a different screen or
area within the program, etc. Sometimes it takes so long that I think the
computer has frozen, but it has not if I wait long enough, usually 5 minutes,
maybe more. I have run "detect and Repair", but this did not help. Someone
requested that I turn off e-mail scanning on my Norton Antivirus 2006
program, however that did not help, either. Any suggestions would be
appreciated. Thanks!!!

 

[Nikki]

1.. Turn off "instant messaging" Q290025 (See quick instructions below)
2.. Uncheck all planner options per article Q324374

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OL2002: Delay Occurs When You Open a Message in Outlook 2002 with Instant
Messaging Enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290025

Remove the link between Outlook 2002 and MSN Messenger, perform the
following steps:

1. Start Outlook.
2. From the Tools menu, select Options.
3. Select the Other tab.
4. Clear the "Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook" check box in
the Instant Messaging section, then click OK.
5. Close and restart Outlook for the change to take effect.


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OL2002: You Receive the "Cancelable RPC" Dialog Box When You Use the Meeting
Planner Options
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324374
a.. Turn off the Show Popup Calendar Details option or the Show Calendar
Details in Grid option.
Nikki Peterson