Re: outlook delayed launch

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From: Dana (dbuhl79_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:12:47 -0700

Diane,
Scanpst didn't find any problems. The .pst files were
compacted, but yet there is still at least a three minute
delay.

Any other suggestions?

>-----Original Message-----
>Scanpst does what the consistence check does... lets see
how it goes.
>Breaking the pst into smaller pst's will help some, but
it's really not that
>big of a deal unless you have an older, slower machine
(and rules doesn't
>run on the messages in the pst, only on messages coming
into it).
>
>Now - you don't want to let the pst get over about 1.7
GB - so you should
>move older messages you no longer need instant access to,
to a new pst
>before it gets that large. The max is 2GB but you don't
want to wait until
>it gets that large to do something...
>
>
>--
>Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart
Guide)
>Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual
QuickStart Guide)
>
>Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:
http://www.slipstick.com
>
>
>
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:692201c42ecc$786641b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm running Outlook 2000. I'll attempt the scanpst and
see
>> if that resolves the issue.
>>
>> No IMAP accounts int he profile.
>>
>> If scanpst does not work, any other trouble shooting
>> suggestions?
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>it could be - especially if outlook doesn't close
>> properly and needs to
>>>check the consistency of the pst. Which version are you
>> using? Do you have
>>>IMAP accounts in the profile? If so, they could also be
>> the cause, but it's
>>>usually after Outlook looks like it should be completely
>> loaded.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>>Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>>>Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart
>> Guide)
>>>Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual
>> QuickStart Guide)
>>>
>>>Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>>>Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:
>> http://www.slipstick.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dana" <dbuhl79@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:6a7d01c42ec6$71950390$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> Everytime I launch outlook there is a five minute
delay
>> or
>>>> more.
>>>>
>>>> I have larege 1G + .pst files, but was told by a
>>>> microsoft tech they are made to go up to 2G. Could
this
>>>> becausing the delay in launching Outlook?
>>>>
>>>> Any answers are appreciated!
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

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