How To Troubleshoot Performance Issues In Outlook 2007
For those of you who are using Outlook 2007 and who may be experiencing performance issues, Microsoft has released a KB bulletin that may just help solve the problem. It seems that there have been complaints that Outlook 2007 appears to be slower in performance compared to previous versions. Microsoft describes some of the issues as:
You may experience one or more of the following performance issues in Outlook 2007:
• Outlook 2007 is slower than earlier versions of Microsoft Office Outlook. • Outlook 2007 is slower than expected. • Outlook 2007 is slower than expected when you access your mailbox. • Outlook 2007 appears to be unresponsive. • Outlook 2007 appears to stop responding for a long time.
They further describes some of the problems as:
The performance issues may be caused by one or more of the following:
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Large Personal Folders files (.pst) or Offline Folder files (.ost) |
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Third-party add-ins |
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Gadgets that are installed in Windows Vista |
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Microsoft Office Communicator integration |
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Antivirus software interaction |
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Windows Desktop Search indexing |
| Minimal computer specifications | |
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Incomplete closure of .pst files or .ost files |
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POP3 accounts on Windows Vista clients |
| • | Many Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds |
If you are having any of these related issues, you can view the complete article here.
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