Data file did not close properly?

[Marko]

Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has major
performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its information store
before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I would never leave Outlook
running. Make sure you exit it completely for at least a minute before you
shut down or go into standby.

 

[Marko]

Thanks, I'll do that. 'Hope they get it fixed soon.

All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has major
performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its information
store before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I would never leave
Outlook running. Make sure you exit it completely for at least a minute
before you shut down or go into standby.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a
message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is
being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Marko]

Unfortunately just shutting it down even several minutes early didn't fix
the problem. I now get that problem every time I start Outlook 07, even if I
didn't go into standby.
The worst part is that it slows down my machine for several minutes while
apparently it's checking the data file.
Time to go back to 2003?

Thanks, I'll do that. 'Hope they get it fixed soon.

All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has major
performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its information
store before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I would never leave
Outlook running. Make sure you exit it completely for at least a minute
before you shut down or go into standby.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a
message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is
being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Unfortunately just shutting it down even several minutes early didn't
fix the problem. I now get that problem every time I start Outlook
07, even if I didn't go into standby.
The worst part is that it slows down my machine for several minutes
while apparently it's checking the data file.
Time to go back to 2003?

Perhaps you have another application running that is keeping the PST open,
like a sync program.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Try repairing your file a couple of times manually and see what is reported.
Look to see if you have applications that might be preventing Outlook from
closing completely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Unfortunately just shutting it down even several minutes early didn't fix
the problem. I now get that problem every time I start Outlook 07, even if
I didn't go into standby.
The worst part is that it slows down my machine for several minutes while
apparently it's checking the data file.
Time to go back to 2003?

Thanks, I'll do that. 'Hope they get it fixed soon.

All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has major
performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its information
store before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I would never
leave Outlook running. Make sure you exit it completely for at least a
minute before you shut down or go into standby.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a
message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is
being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Try repairing your file a couple of times manually and see what is

reported.
Look to see if you have applications that might be preventing Outlook from
closing completely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Unfortunately just shutting it down even several minutes early didn't fix
the problem. I now get that problem every time I start Outlook 07, even
if I didn't go into standby.
The worst part is that it slows down my machine for several minutes while
apparently it's checking the data file.
Time to go back to 2003?

Thanks, I'll do that. 'Hope they get it fixed soon.
All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has
major performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its
information store before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I
would never leave Outlook running. Make sure you exit it completely for
at least a minute before you shut down or go into standby.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a
message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is
being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Marko]

Repairing the pst file did the trick!! Thank you!!
I never knew I had SCANPST.exe on my machine. .....Learned something.
Outlook 07 now works as well as 03 did.

Try repairing your file a couple of times manually and see what is
reported.
Look to see if you have applications that might be preventing Outlook
from closing completely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Unfortunately just shutting it down even several minutes early didn't
fix the problem. I now get that problem every time I start Outlook 07,
even if I didn't go into standby.
The worst part is that it slows down my machine for several minutes
while apparently it's checking the data file.
Time to go back to 2003?

Thanks, I'll do that. 'Hope they get it fixed soon.
All the time. Outlook 2007 is too new to function reliably. It has
major performance issues and is too slow to disconnect from its
information store before your PC goes into standby or shuts down. I
would never leave Outlook running. Make sure you exit it completely
for at least a minute before you shut down or go into standby.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Whenever I come out of standby and then start Outlook 2007, I get a
message
that "A datafile did not close properly last time it was used and is
being
checked for problems". It almost a minute for Oulook to start.
Has anyone else seen this?