No, it doesn't happen right away, it's OK after reboot but then it starts
after a day or so. I don't turn the computer off at night because I am using
an online backup service that needs access. I tried googling this issue
before and got nowhere but 10 minutes ago I googled "outlook running in the
background" and found all this info, it's long but interesting:
from this website:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r19553214-Outlook-2007-always-running
Outlook 2007 always running in background
(not me another person) I just installed Office 2007 and Outlook keeps
running as a process even after you close the application. It continues to
check and download mail after closing. Is there an option to prevent Outlook
from running after close?
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 07:58:47 ·
Is it really closed or did you just minimize it to the tray?
It is not just Outlook 2007 that will do this.
One way is to use File, Exit.
Using the red "X" to close Outlook will otherwise almost always assure that
its process will continue to run, at least for a while. The File, Exit uses
different APIs and should terminate the process as well as exit.
You can also use utilities for this:
Knockout has been a popular utility for this purpose, beloved of people with
multiple profiles: »sunflowerhead.com/software/knockout/
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 08:43:44 ·
File exit works. Now why would they not allow the X in the upper right to
work?
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 08:49:49 ·
There is an obscure setting in define send receive groups that you can use
to stop Outlook from checking and downloading E-mail when it is closed.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 10:33:17 ·
The red "X" does work, it closes the active instance window. This is true in
all Windows Apps.
However, you do not want to just close the instance Window, you want to Exit
Outlook. Use File, Exit to do so.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 16:46:16 ·
The red "X" does work, it closes the active instance window. This is true in
all Windows Apps.
Thats a nice guess, but unfortunately incorrect.. Outlook 2007 should exit
completely when using the X.. There shouldnt be an outlook.exe process
running after that.. If the original poster is using another program that
hooks into Outlook, such as ActiveSync, it will continue running in the
background.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 20:01:13 ·
It is not a guess.
And to suggest that the red "x" close, which uses a different set of APIs is
identical to the File, Exit, is in error. I agree with you that Add-ons can
cause an issue. But note what the user experienced -- File, Exit worked.
Outlook 2000, 2002 and 2003 closed the whole app. It would take a few
seconds after you clicked the X but it would shutdown. This is really an
annoying 'feature' that MS introduced. It should at least be a tunable option
in Outlook on how this behaves.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-03 23:03:42 ·
This is not a "feature" and regardless of what the blog states, Outlook can
effectively close from the X. That blog was written well before Outlook 2007
was introduced.
Are you running any add-ons?
Well, it is hardly a feature. But it is hardly unusual.
Outlook does a lot of background things. You can certainly configure around
it in most cases if add-ons are not being used. Send/Receive all at Exit, and
RSS feeds are notable items that can be reconfgured. Desktop search
applications can also lead to this, although not strictly add-ons for Outlook
per se. See: »support.microsoft.com/kb/940226
As Outlook is listed as the handler for PST files, many applications that
for whatever reason are accessing these files will have an Outlook thread
generated.
Or, you can use File, Exit. It is not hard to find examples where the
different APIs being used by this method of closing an application reveal
themselves. For example, using the red "X" will not to a state save of the
last Windows size; but File, Exit will. (For a "true" Windows application,
you can use Ctrl-Red "x" as well.)
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-04 09:37:32 ·
No add-ons.
No add-ins at all? When you click 'Tools', then 'Trust Center' then
'Add-Ins', there is nothing there and enabled?
to forum · permalink · · 2007-12-04 18:59:03 ·
Also, what OS is this running on and if it is Vista, in addition to a
clarification asked by RickNY please confirm if you are using any of the
Sidebar gadgets.
Sorry I didn't add any add-ins manually but there are a many listed. I am
using Vista.
Active App Add-ins:
iTunes
MS Exchange Unified Messaging
MS Office Sharepoint Server Colleaque Import
MS Mobile service
PDFM
Windows Seach Email Indexer
Inactive:
Calendar gadget for Windows slideshow
MS Access for data collection and publishing
MS VBA
iTunes
Dont need unless you are synching your contacts to Ipod or Iphone (not sure
about iphone, but I assume it uses itunes to sync contacts)
MS Exchange Unified Messaging
Dont need unless you plan to use an exchange server that will handle your
voicemails and faxes as well.
MS Office Sharepoint Server Colleaque Import
Dont need unless you are using a sharepoint site and want to import your
collegues info so their trusted in yours.
MS Mobile service
Dont need unless you want to send text messages to phones from outlook AND
your wireless server supports it. This one definately keeps outlook in the
background.
PDFM - Dont know this one.
Windows Seach Email Indexer
This allows you to be able to search your emails faster. I did not see it
keep outlook running through.
Calendar gadget for Windows slideshow
This COULD keep outlook running depending out what gadgets you may be using
in the sidebar
MS Access for data collection and publishing
You dont need this unless you are using outlook to recieve, and auto-parse
forms into an access database.
MS VBA
I cant find a definitive reason behind this, but a lot of people seem to be
afraid to disable it. I think you only need this to be able to run Visual
Basic applications/add-ins in outlook. Its also a Load on Demand add-in, so
it only runs when you need it. I dont think this will be aproblem.
In my outlook the only addins I have running are the search indexer and the
MS VBA. and my outlook shuts down from the X or the FIle->exit without a
problem.
to forum · permalink · · 2008-01-13 03:40:28 ·
Depending on how you configure, Outlook2007 and others can be set to send
and receive at specific intervals after it is shut down. That is why you
would see the process continue to run.
This same thing happened to me when I was running Outlook 2000. Click on the
X and the program closes, but outlook.exe does not stop. Same in Outlook 2007.
Not sure why, but I just started using the File/Exit option to close Outlook.
to forum · permalink · · 2008-01-13 10:01:54 ·
Thank you PeeWee, this seems to me a reasonable explanation. But WHERE / HOW
do you configure this?
to forum · permalink · 2008-01-25 04:09:56 ·
Had the same thing with Outlook 2003. I found the iTunes add-on was doing
the thing.
do as kilmarac says tick (almost) all out.
Or when UR doubting if U need an add-on or not, U can do the following :
go to the add-on manager in outlook and tick out one add-on. When closing
outlook by the X, U can verify in task manager if outlook.exe is still
running. If so, try the next add-on. Eventually U can tick on the add-on
having no effect.
