Outlook 2002 will no longer run in background

[boardjockey]

I have Office XP and one of its nice features no longer works. When
close Outlook it just closes completely instead of running in th
background and I have to reopen it every time I want to check m
mail. I have run repair with no results. What do I have to do

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook has always closed completely on exit.
Only you could know why Outlook 2002 was not behaving as it should. You were
running something that was keeping it open.
Some common reasons why Outlook will not shut down completely when you click
either the X or Exit:

1. PDA synchronization software with your PDA in the cradle.
2. WinFax Pro (especially 10.02 in Outlook 2003) - contact their support
for an alleged fix.
3. Franklin-Cover Plan Plus!
4. COM Add-ins.
5. Mail reminder add-ins that keep a stub of Outlook open in the background
to check for new mail and fire reminders.
6. Anti-virus/firewall programs that are set to scan incoming and outgoing
mail.

 

[Guest]

You must minimize--not close--OL to allow it to run in the tray and stay
active to retrieve mail. It's never been able to 'run in background' when
closed.

 

[Can-so]

You must had modified the registry in the past

To make Outlook 2002 go to the Windows system tray when you minimize it ...
Make a backup of the Windows registry, then go to this key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences

Add a new DWORD value named "MinToTray" and give it a value of 1.

 

[boardjockey]

Russ, thanks, it was the PDA Sync that was keeping it running