Outlook won't open (takes 5 minutes)

[Chad]

I have a user here at work running XP that says sometimes
when she tries to open Outlook, nothing comes up. She will
try a couple of times and a few minutes later Outlook will
open several windows. (1 for everytime she tried to open
it) At other times it just opens right up the first time
correctly. I looked at the task manager and the times it
does not seem to come up, it will have a Outlook.exe file
running. I ran the repair and fix and it still does it.
Please help.

 

[Chad]

I wanted to add my email address in case anybody had any
ideas what to do.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I have this problem on seveal Win 2000 computers as well.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have a user here at work running XP that says sometimes
when she tries to open Outlook, nothing comes up. She will
try a couple of times and a few minutes later Outlook will
open several windows. (1 for everytime she tried to open
it) At other times it just opens right up the first time
correctly. I looked at the task manager and the times it
does not seem to come up, it will have a Outlook.exe file
running. I ran the repair and fix and it still does it.
Please help.

Which version of Outlook?

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem and I'm running OUTLOOK 2003

Sometimes I can open it and sometimes I can't

I run the repair and that sometimes works for a little while

If I click the program a certain number of times, eventually it starts with OUTLOOK opening the number of windows equal to the number the clicks

Is there a solution to this?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Close Outlook. Find and rename outcmd.dat to .old. (If using Windows 2000
or XP, you will need to enable searching hidden and system folders.)

Once you have done so, reopen Outlook and it should open fine. You will
need to rebuild any custom toolbars or customizations as the file outcmd.dat
controls how the toolbars display. When it becomes corrupted, it will cause
Outlook to hang because it cannot create the toolbars that you expect.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Golden Theatrical
asked:

| I have the same problem and I'm running OUTLOOK 2003.
|
| Sometimes I can open it and sometimes I can't.
|
| I run the repair and that sometimes works for a little while.
|
| If I click the program a certain number of times, eventually it
| starts with OUTLOOK opening the number of windows equal to the
| number the clicks.
|
| Is there a solution to this?

 

[Guest]

Hi Milly

Thanks for the advice, but unfortunately it didn't work

I found outcmd and I renamed it outcmd.old, but alas, it created another out.cmd file, but still won't open the program for 5 minutes

By the way it's not called outcmd.dat, it's just called outcmd and is a "dat type file"

Did I say I was running OFFICE 2003? Does it make any difference

What do I do now

Thanks for your help.

 

[Brian Tillman]

By the way it's not called outcmd.dat, it's just called outcmd and is
a "dat type file".

Yes, it is outcmd.dat. You just have your PC set to hide known file types.

What do I do now?

Have you disabled IM integration? Tools>Options>Other. Uncheck "Enable the
Person Names Smart Tag"

 

[Guest]

THANKS A MILLION

Everything fine now!

 

[Brian Tillman]

THANKS A MILLION!

Everything fine now!

You're welcome.

 

[Guest]

Oh dear! It's happening again! Any remedies to suggest?