Personal Folders doesn't close properly

[jmoore]

About 1 out of 3 times when I open Outlook 2003 I get an error message that
'the Personal Folders did not close properly' and it needs to reconfigure.
Sometimes it's a 20 second process, but sometimes it's 10 minutes. I can't
figure out why it does it sometimes and not others.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

do you use a pda or another program that accesses outlook data? They can
keep outlook from closing properly which causes the message you see when you
restart.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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[jmoore]

No, I don't access outlook data any other way, just on my laptop.

do you use a pda or another program that accesses outlook data? They can
keep outlook from closing properly which causes the message you see when you
restart.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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About 1 out of 3 times when I open Outlook 2003 I get an error message
that
'the Personal Folders did not close properly' and it needs to reconfigure.
Sometimes it's a 20 second process, but sometimes it's 10 minutes. I
can't
figure out why it does it sometimes and not others.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Hello jmoore,

Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu)

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html

No, I don't access outlook data any other way, just on my laptop.

do you use a pda or another program that accesses outlook data? They
can keep outlook from closing properly which causes the message you
see when you restart.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/


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About 1 out of 3 times when I open Outlook 2003 I get an error
message
that
'the Personal Folders did not close properly' and it needs to
reconfigure.
Sometimes it's a 20 second process, but sometimes it's 10 minutes.
I
can't
figure out why it does it sometimes and not others.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Do you have Google's desktop search or msn's search tool installed? (They
may be installed and enabled if you installed toolbars.)

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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No, I don't access outlook data any other way, just on my laptop.

do you use a pda or another program that accesses outlook data? They can
keep outlook from closing properly which causes the message you see when
you
restart.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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About 1 out of 3 times when I open Outlook 2003 I get an error message
that
'the Personal Folders did not close properly' and it needs to
reconfigure.
Sometimes it's a 20 second process, but sometimes it's 10 minutes. I
can't
figure out why it does it sometimes and not others.

 

[heal my pc!]

I suspect it's related to some corruption with MDAC. Try this:

OK, how to repair a copy of MDAC 2.8 on WinXP with SP2 installed

first, locate the mdac.inf file in c:\windows\inf right click and
install
when prompted for a location, point to
c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386 then when prompted for the XPcd,
either load the cd or point to c:\i386

hey presto, this reinstalls / repairs MDAC 2.8

If that doesn't work, follow the directions here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/870630#ETADAAA

Do you have Google's desktop search or msn's search tool installed? (They
may be installed and enabled if you installed toolbars.)

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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No, I don't access outlook data any other way, just on my laptop.

do you use a pda or another program that accesses outlook data? They can
keep outlook from closing properly which causes the message you see when
you
restart.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/



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About 1 out of 3 times when I open Outlook 2003 I get an error message
that
'the Personal Folders did not close properly' and it needs to
reconfigure.
Sometimes it's a 20 second process, but sometimes it's 10 minutes. I
can't
figure out why it does it sometimes and not others.