Outlook 2003 hangs when going to Reply

[samwilde777]

Actually, MS apps hangs periodically. Already disabled Windows Update. Using
AVG Free AV. XP Pro, SP3. Mostly it's Outlook 2003 that hangs, currently when
I go to Reply to an email. Thought I'd already turned off any add ins. Any
suggestions? Please be specific and tutorial in answers.....I'm only a puter
geek wanna be.

 

[K. Orland]

Open Outlook in safe mode:

Start > Run > outlook.exe /safe

See if the behaviour continues.

Do you have AVG actively scanning incoming/outgoing emails? This can cause a
problem as well. Please advise.

No need to disable Windows Update so you can turn that back on.

 

[samwilde777]

Safe mode didn't fix the behaviour but in reading other posts saw that addins
can be an issue. I found those and inactivated all but the one I actually
recognized and all MS products functioning well and easily now. No more
hanging. I'll turn WU back on. I do check AVG to see if it's running if I'm
experiencing issues but if anything it only slows something down, haven't
seen it causes hanging yet. Thank you.