Outlook 2003 SO SLOW to LOAD

[MLKellough]

Is it typical for Outlook 2003 to take 60 seconds to load? I am using
pentium 4 processor with 512 RAM, however, the Outlook program
seems to take forever to load

Please advise

Thanx

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Close Outlook. Find and rename outcmd.dat to .old. (If using Windows 2000
or XP, you will need to enable searching hidden and system folders.)

Once you have done so, reopen Outlook and it should open fine. You will
need to rebuild any custom toolbars or customizations as the file outcmd.dat
controls how the toolbars display. When it becomes corrupted, it will cause
Outlook to hang because it cannot create the toolbars that you expect.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, MLKellough asked:

| Is it typical for Outlook 2003 to take 60 seconds to load? I am
| using a pentium 4 processor with 512 RAM, however, the Outlook program
| seems to take forever to load.
|
| Please advise.
|
| Thanx.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote]

Is it typical for Outlook 2003 to take 60 seconds to load? I am using
a pentium 4 processor with 512 RAM, however, the Outlook program seems
to take forever to load.

Please advise.

What does the status bar at the bottom say? ("Synchronizing?") Do you
have an Exchange Server? Are you running in cached mode?