EXTREMELY SLOW Outlook 2000

[bwalmsley]

I'm running Outlook 2000 on WIN XP, Compaq EVOn4c Laptop. It frequentl
takes between 3-8 minutes to open a message, and to do other activitie
such as sending a message or creating a calendar appointment. It seem
like my hard drive just spins the entire time.

I do have a very large .PST file: 1,524,721 KB. I've recently archive
my items older than 90 days but that does not seem to help. I've als
tried 'compact now' after archiving, but the size if the .PST does no
change and I still have the same slowdown problem. In fact,, it seem
to be getting worse.

I've also tried the suggestion below:
Tools -> Options -> Other and disable Instant Messaging

integration. However, I do not see any menu option to disable IM.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

bwalmsle

 

[DL]

OL 2K has a limit of 2gb for the pst, though probs can occur when larger
than 1.6gb approx
You might want to create a new pst, ensure you have a backup of yr present,
whilst you do some housekeeping on the origonal
David