Outlook Express "hangs" for a very long time

[Casey]

I open Outlook Express and I log in, then that blue screen
comes up and takes like 5-10 minutes to get to the
program... then the program half way loads (I can see the
layout outline) and that takes another 5-10 to fully load.
What's up? Thanks in advance to anyone who responded!
Casey

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi -

This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/