Microsoft's definition of the word 'Exit'

[Bannor]

I know this seems a strange question to ask, but I find Outlook repeatedly
refuses to exit when I select File/Exit. The application *appears* to close,
but 1) Task Manager shows that it is still running, and 2) preset reminders
suddenly appear when they are due, and when I open Outlook, all post has
already been downloaded to my PC (it is on 24/7). If I happen to shut down my
PC overnight, when I power up and open Outlook it usually takes some time to
download all my post.

I was under the impression that 'Exit' means CLOSE the program COMPLETELY -
not 'just hide it, but keep it running secretly in the background and hope
no-one notices'. If I 'close' Outlook and then shut down the PC, Outlook
complains upon restart that a 'data file was not closed properly in the
previous session, and will now be checked' - which is annoying, not to
mention possibly dangerous (what happens if Outlook cannot repair the data
file?) I don't want to risk data loss, but WHY will Outlook not shut down
completely when instructed to? How can I solve this issue? Does Microsoft use
a different dictionary to the rest of the world?

Please help!

Thankyou!

 

[Bannor]

Sorry, forgot to specify:

Outlook (part of Office 2007 Enterprise) - SP1
Windows XP Pro SP3

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I was under the impression that 'Exit' means CLOSE the program COMPLETELY -
not 'just hide it, but keep it running secretly in the background and hope
no-one notices'.

You're blaming the wrong source. The problem is on your PC. You have
something running that is preventing Outlook from obeying the Exit.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I know this seems a strange question to ask, but I find Outlook

repeatedly refuses to exit when I select File/Exit. The application
*appears* to close, but 1) Task Manager shows that it is still
running, and 2) preset reminders suddenly appear when they are due,
and when I open Outlook, all post has already been downloaded to my PC
(it is on 24/7). If I happen to shut down my PC overnight, when I
power up and open Outlook it usually takes some time to download all
my post.

I was under the impression that 'Exit' means CLOSE the program
COMPLETELY - not 'just hide it, but keep it running secretly in the
background and hope no-one notices'. If I 'close' Outlook and then
shut down the PC, Outlook complains upon restart that a 'data file
was not closed properly in the previous session, and will now be
checked' - which is annoying, not to mention possibly dangerous (what
happens if Outlook cannot repair the data file?) I don't want to risk
data loss, but WHY will Outlook not shut down completely when
instructed to? How can I solve this issue? Does Microsoft use a
different dictionary to the rest of the world?

Exit does exit the program, unless an add-on is keeping it from exiting.

Try killing Outlook and starting it in safe mode with Start - run - outlook
/safe and see what happens if you go to File - Exit.

Probably the most common thing to leave Outlook open is a sync application,
usually blackberry desktop sync, or, iirc, a search app.