Outlook 2000 opening slow!

[Denzil Hathway]

I apologize for bringing this problem up because I know I saw it addressed
in this NG one time. Trouble is I forget the answer I saw and don't know
where to look it up.

My copy of Outlook 2000, Internet Only, running on XP, has suddenly decided
to open slowly, be very slow in moving between folders and even hangs for a
while occasionally.

Also, sometimes I find that Outlook will not open from its Desktop icon. I
have to restart the computer to correct that. During shutdown I get a dialog
that tells me that Windows has to end a running program first. When I check,
it is the Outlook program running in the background. What did I do? Help!
Denzil.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I apologize for bringing this problem up because I know I saw it
addressed in this NG one time. Trouble is I forget the answer I saw
and don't know where to look it up.
http://groups.google.com/

My copy of Outlook 2000, Internet Only, running on XP, has suddenly
decided to open slowly, be very slow in moving between folders and
even hangs for a while occasionally.

Try deleting or renaming the outcmd.dat file located in the (hidden) folder
%AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook

Also, sometimes I find that Outlook will not open from its Desktop
icon. I have to restart the computer to correct that. During shutdown
I get a dialog that tells me that Windows has to end a running
program first. When I check, it is the Outlook program running in the
background. What did I do?

See if something here helps:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm