[mso] Re: Outlook 2003, really slow
- From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:39:20 +1100
It's Windows\temp I'm thinking of.
Also look for any other folders called temp - not so likely to slow you
down, but could be wasting space.
From what I've seen, the actual size of your Outlook file doesn't seem to
make much difference, performance-wise. The size of the individual mail
folders inside it does make a difference to some extent when you open them.
Regards, Dave S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Shannon" <dshannon0205@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:58 AM
Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook 2003, really slow
> Hi Dave,
>
> Which Temp directories should I be looking at? Windows\temp or temp
> directories in my profile?
> I defragged a few days ago, and have 117 GB of free space on my drive so
> that is not the problem.
>
> As a test I just closed Outlook and then reopened it and it is not slow,
> so
> I am now guessing my problem is at start up.
>
> Since my first posting earlier, I have also decreased the size of my
> folders.
>
> Thanks, Debbie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of David Smart
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:36 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook 2003, really slow
>
> This isn't how you described the question in the first place. Is Outlook
> running slowly, or is it just slow to start up?
>
> Sounds as though it's actually slow to start up rather than running
> slowly.
> Re-do your test once the machine is nice and quiet (i.e. not while it's
> still booting). If it is OK then, but slow to start when you're booting,
> then it's not Outlook itself, but other things that are going on at the
> time.
>
> Also look at disk activity while Outlook loads. Does it thrash the disk?
> Have you defragmented lately? And do you have a reasonable amount of free
> space?
>
> Also, make sure that your temp directories are empty or nearly empty.
> Outlook is one of several programs that will load slowly if you have lots
> of
> files in temporary directories.
>
> Regards, Dave S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debbie Shannon" <dshannon0205@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:21 AM
> Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook 2003, really slow
>
>
>>I have done all my scans, everything seems fine. The slowdown is mainly
>> when the pc is rebooted or cold started. Maybe it is other applications
>> running at restart or reboot causing my slowdown.
>>
>> I have deleted a bunch of the larger emails and turned off Journal.
>>
>> Thanks, Debbie
>>
>>
>> --- On Behalf Of Vincent Winterling
>>
>> If you don't use the journal I would try turning it off and see what
>> happens.
>> Any possibility you might have a virus / malware infestation?
>> Is the slowdown only apparent in Outlook?
>>
>> Vincent Winterling
>> Vineland, NJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- Debbie Shannon
>> Hi,
>>
>> Outlook is running really slow on my pc and I am wondering if there is
>> some
>> special maintenance that should be run?
>> I just finished checking the properties of my Personal Folders, here are
>> the
>> results...
>>
>> Total Size...342,532 KB
>>
>> Inbox...1411 KB
>> Sent items....43,474 KB
>> X-Save.....288,573 KB
>>
>> Could the size of my Personal Folders be causing a slow down? Also I
>> noticed that Journal is turned on, does that slow Outlook down?
>>
>> This is running on WinXP Home SP2
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Debbie
>
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