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Try opening:<br />
C:/Program Files/Common Files/System/MSMAPI/1033/s<wbr />canpst.exe<wbr /><br />
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And scanning your PST file for issues.
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Try opening:
C:/Program Files/Common Files/System/MSMAPI/1033/scanpst.exe

And scanning your PST file for issues.

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Thanks, but I already tried that.<br />
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Lee<br />

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Hello Lee,<br />
<br />
An addon or external program is preventing Outlook from closing. &nbsp;Run this troubleshooter when Outlook Cannot Close<br />
<a href="http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm</a><br />
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Hope this helps!<br />
war1
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Hello Lee,

An addon or external program is preventing Outlook from closing.  Run this troubleshooter when Outlook Cannot Close
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm [http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm]

Hope this helps!
war1

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Recently, when I close Outlook 2003 on this laptop, the Outlook task is still running when I look in Task Manager. If I try to restart Outlook, I get no errors but Outllok will not restart since it is really already running.<br />
If I rebioot the laptop and restart Oulook, I get an errior that Outlook was closed correctlly before, and the PST is scanned for errors.<br />
If I force ending the Oultook task (End Now) and restart Oulook, I also get an errior that Outlook was closed correctlly before, and the PST is scanned for errors.<br />
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Recently, when I close Outlook 2003 on this laptop, the Outlook task is still running when I look in Task Manager. If I try to restart Outlook, I get no errors but Outllok will not restart since it is really already running.
If I rebioot the laptop and restart Oulook, I get an errior that Outlook was closed correctlly before, and the PST is scanned for errors.
If I force ending the Oultook task (End Now) and restart Oulook, I also get an errior that Outlook was closed correctlly before, and the PST is scanned for errors.




outlook won't close task

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