Can I run Outlook 2003 as a background process?

[Guest]

Hi, I'm new to Outlook and i can't figure out how it can be launched
automatically when i log in Windows (like MSN Messenger does) and i can't
find either how it can be run as a background process (again like MSN
Messenger does) so i get notified about new messages, alerts, appointments
and etc. without actually to have the program open as a foreground process.
It's annoying when i forget to launch outlook and than after the launch i
find that i had a message hours ago or that i have a task overdue. Anyone can
help? I tried books on Office, Internet and found no answer. I read that a
guy had problems stopping Outlook after shutting the application, in my case
that's what i need, running it all the time much like MSN Messeger runs.

 

[Ken Blake]

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Hi, I'm new to Outlook and i can't figure out how it can be
launched
automatically when i log in Windows

As with any other program, you can have it start automatically
with Windows by putting a shortcut to it the folder C:\Documents
and Settings\your user name\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

(like MSN Messenger does) and i
can't find either how it can be run as a background process
(again
like MSN Messenger does) so i get notified about new messages,
alerts, appointments and etc. without actually to have the
program
open as a foreground process.

I'm not sure whether you can do that or not, but what's wrong
with having it run in the foreground? I have it running here in
the foreground all the time.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip with the startup folder. It was usefull ;-)

Why I want to run outlook as a background process? there are several reasons:
1.i don't want a lot of tabs on my task bar sometimes i easily have 15 tabs
open and i don't group them, having outlook there is a tab more.
2.the question of use of ressources. I suppose running process in a
background is a better solution for using them.
3.if i or someone else eventually closes outlook the program should be
reopened
4.it's a computer program, right? so it can be programed to do what i want
and not only what i know.

Probably these are not the most conviencing arguments but still knowing that
what i want is possible drives me crazy and the open tab on the task bar
makes me nervous, coz when i work on something i want to see what i actually
work with and not something that is supposed to be a background application.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Outlook can minimize to the Notification Area. How depends on your version;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/mintotray.htm

The memory usage is about the same though.

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

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