searcherguy
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Outlook freezes on launch
I am having a major problem with Microsoft Outlook. It freezes (I get an hourglass in place of my pointer, that never goes away, when I am on the Outlook window), and when I did Ctrl-Alt-Del for the Windows Task Manager, it says "Not Responding".
More details:
1. This problem was originally intermittent (sometimes happened, sometimes didn't, when I launched Outlook) but now occurs every single time I launch Outlook.
2. This problem does not depend on the version of Outlook I am using. I had Outlook 2000 then upgraded my whole Office Suite to 2003, including Outlook. But to no avail -- Outlook 2003 still freezes on launch just as Outlook 2000 did.
3. Reinstalling Outlook doesn't help the problem (see point #2).
4. I have no virus checking software on my machine.
More details:
1. This problem was originally intermittent (sometimes happened, sometimes didn't, when I launched Outlook) but now occurs every single time I launch Outlook.
2. This problem does not depend on the version of Outlook I am using. I had Outlook 2000 then upgraded my whole Office Suite to 2003, including Outlook. But to no avail -- Outlook 2003 still freezes on launch just as Outlook 2000 did.
3. Reinstalling Outlook doesn't help the problem (see point #2).
4. I have no virus checking software on my machine.
ASKER
I don't have the file SCANPST.EXE in my 1033 folder as you describe.
Instead, the folder appears to be empty except for another folder NT, i.e. \1033\NT\
There doesn't appear to be anything in the NT folder.
I searched for the file SCANPST.EXE and didn't find it
I searched on *.pst and didn't find any file with that name either.
Not sure what to do...
Instead, the folder appears to be empty except for another folder NT, i.e. \1033\NT\
There doesn't appear to be anything in the NT folder.
I searched for the file SCANPST.EXE and didn't find it
I searched on *.pst and didn't find any file with that name either.
Not sure what to do...
ASKER
NOTE: I could see this file being 2 gigs, because I store a lot of email -- would my stored email count towards the 2 gig max?
I didn't know about the 2 gig max on Outlook files, but the solution above "truncating" the file so you lose information, is a bit distasteful -- what if the info deleted is important?
I didn't know about the 2 gig max on Outlook files, but the solution above "truncating" the file so you lose information, is a bit distasteful -- what if the info deleted is important?
ASKER
Okay, I searched my hidden files and found a file, Outlook.pst, that has the .pst extension. It is only 850 MB, not > 2 gigs. So that would seem to suggest that the 2 gig limit is not my problem.
Since you're running Outlook 2003. try searching for scanpst.exe on your pc.
I'm on 2002, just in case file locations are different.
Or If you still access to Office 2000 CD1
you can grab it from there.
Drive name:\Pfiles\Common\System
I'm on 2002, just in case file locations are different.
Or If you still access to Office 2000 CD1
you can grab it from there.
Drive name:\Pfiles\Common\System
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woo hoo...
thanks for the points searcherguy
finally My FIRST question answered!!!
thanks for the points searcherguy
finally My FIRST question answered!!!
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\SCA
If over 2GB's
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=B33B1DFF-6F50-411D-BBDF-82019DDA602E