Outlook is taking longer to boot

[Womble]

I am using Outlook 2000. When called it used to respond immediately, but
recently it has taken up to 2 minutes. I have deleted all but a few of the
emails in 'send' , 'inbox', 'spam' etc but it does not make any difference.
I have 3Gb RAM.

 

[Joe Grover]

Do you have an antivirus/antispam application on your computer that
integrates with Outlook? If so, try disabling it and see if it opens any
quicker. Also, do you have a PDA or other handheld device that synchronizes
with Outlook? If so, do you experience any difference in loading speed when
the device is not docked?

 

[Pat Willener]

Also, depending on your account type, the mail server load and/or
connection to the mail server may cause Outlook to start slowly.