Slow Typing Entourage 11.1.0

[Ken Weeden]

I've been testing Entourage 11.1.0 (Office 2004, SR 1) in conjunction with
an Exchange server for a few weeks now. I've had no problems except that
when either composing a new message or even just selecting a new message in
my InBox, I get the dreaded "color wheel" while typing every other line or
so, and the screen will not display what I am typing (or trying to click on)
for several seconds (since obviously the program is busy doing something
else). It *seems* to me that what is happening is that Entourage is busy
synching my various folders/contacts etc. while this is happening. But
shouldn't this be done "behind the scenes" in this day and age, so that it
does not interfere with my trying to actually use the program? Is there any
solution to this? I want to distribute Entourage to my 80 plus users so we
can replace Outlook 2001 running under Classic, but hesitate to do so until
this is solved. Anybody else experience this problem?

Other details: The testing has been done running Entourage under OS 10.3.5
thru 10.3.8., on a G5 dual 1.8 with 1 gig of RAM.

Ken Weeden

 

[Diane Ross]

I've been testing Entourage 11.1.0 (Office 2004, SR 1) in conjunction with
an Exchange server for a few weeks now. I've had no problems except that
when either composing a new message or even just selecting a new message in
my InBox, I get the dreaded "color wheel" while typing every other line or
so, and the screen will not display what I am typing (or trying to click on)
for several seconds (since obviously the program is busy doing something
else). It *seems* to me that what is happening is that Entourage is busy
synching my various folders/contacts etc. while this is happening. But
shouldn't this be done "behind the scenes" in this day and age, so that it
does not interfere with my trying to actually use the program? Is there any
solution to this? I want to distribute Entourage to my 80 plus users so we
can replace Outlook 2001 running under Classic, but hesitate to do so until
this is solved. Anybody else experience this problem?

The original sync can take a while depending on the size.

Tip: Trouble with the first sync taking forever? Try setting Entourage to
only sync items in a particular category rather than everything.

Be sure to check the Exchange Page for links and help.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/exchange/index.html>

 

[jfeindt]

I have this same problem. Its not just the initial sync either. I get
it everytime I am typing a message and the sync process begins. I
thought it might be the size of the mailbox but, that isn't it either
because, I set up this same identity on a Imac and have no such
problem. Just on my PowerMacs G5. Any thoughts?

 

[Diane Ross]

I have this same problem. Its not just the initial sync either. I get
it everytime I am typing a message and the sync process begins. I
thought it might be the size of the mailbox but, that isn't it either
because, I set up this same identity on a Imac and have no such
problem. Just on my PowerMacs G5. Any thoughts?

I don't have a G5, but another MVP, Paul Berkowitz does so maybe he can shed
some light on your problem.