Jeff_Ruday
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Outlook.exe continues to run after File>Exit.
Running Outlook 2003 on WinXP.
I leave my PC on throughout the night every day in order to backup all my files. I often have an issue with my Outlook PST file not being backed up. This happens most ofent when I quit Outlook (File > Exit), but the app continues to run in the background. I know this the next morning when I see the Outlook bk has been unsuccessful. When I CTL + ALT + Del I see Outlook.exe still running in the Windows Task Manger. I am reluctant to use the End Process fuction in Task Manager because I always get a warning that closing an application using End Process can cause data loss.
Can any one suggest a method of quitting Outlook that will ensure that Outlook.exe does not continue to run in the background.
I leave my PC on throughout the night every day in order to backup all my files. I often have an issue with my Outlook PST file not being backed up. This happens most ofent when I quit Outlook (File > Exit), but the app continues to run in the background. I know this the next morning when I see the Outlook bk has been unsuccessful. When I CTL + ALT + Del I see Outlook.exe still running in the Windows Task Manger. I am reluctant to use the End Process fuction in Task Manager because I always get a warning that closing an application using End Process can cause data loss.
Can any one suggest a method of quitting Outlook that will ensure that Outlook.exe does not continue to run in the background.
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Jeff,
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Thanks, war1
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Thanks, war1
OK, I am on OUTLOOK 2008 and the menus have all changed. If you go to Tools -> Trust Center (not very intuitive IMHO) --> Add-Ins then go to the bottom of that window and Manage COM Add-ins (GO) you will see a list of all your add-ins. I unchecked each one until I found the one (or two) that were causing OUTLOOK.EXE to remain running after I closed the window, and it is all working just fine. I hope this helps the OUTLOOK 2008 folks..
You can end process in Task Manager without data loss. But it is better to close the program by File > Exit.
When Outlook Cannot Close
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm