Hi Cher, Yes, exactly the same experience here. Also, my memory tells me that when I first started using 2003 it didn't work like this; when you closed it it closed fully. I think one of the later patches must have changed this. It seems to me I found a configuration option in outlook 2003 that said it controlled this behavior, but when I disabled it so that it should close fully, it didn't seem to have any effect. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) ________________________________ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cher Bosch Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:37 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Outlook 2003 This seems to be normal for the 2003 version. The program runs in the system tray until you reboot and continues to receive messages. It makes sense that you would not need to put in a password again, because the program has never really closed. I often close the active window and re-open it several times before rebooting. However, after initially launching Outlook 2003, my hot key will not re-activate the program and I have to go to either the start menu or the desktop icon to see the window again. I cannot seem to do anything with the Outlook menu in the system tray. I know another person with 2003 with the same experience. I am curious if everyone running the 2003 version has the same experience. 2002 did not exhibit any of these behaviors. Cher