[websquad]

In an XP/Pro machine, Office 2000/Outlook is hanging when I attempt to create a new email (message). All patches on both XP/Pro and Office 2000 are up-to-date. I've run CClearner and removed a bunch of junk, and saved and cleaned up the register ... and rebooted.

When I click on "New" the new message window appears, but can not be moved. It will not receive "focus" ... I can't do anything with it.

Windows Task Manager shows System Idle at 71-74%, and OUTLOOK.EXE at 16-20%. I have an Intel Quad processor, and it shows that the first of the four CPS's is getting all of the action: the others are almost idle.

When using Task Manager's Application tab, I can stop the "Untitled" message application (this is the new message form, which is hung up). I get the "This program is not responding" pop up and I select "End Now" and our old friend dumprep.exe cranks up, uses all of one processor (#1 again), and uses 21-22% of the system (i.e., just about all of the #1 processor). After a couple of minutes that goes away and both instances of OUTLOOK.EXE (the new form and the original "IN BOX" form) go away.

Is there any hope for this turkey??

[durant125]

Yeah outlook sucks. It's a resource hog. How much resource is outlook using before you try to create a new message? Are there any other apps going when you try to send the message?

[websquad]

I've tried it with a clean, newly-booted machine. Same results.

Got tired of fooling around with it. Purchased Outlook 2007 last night (only Outlook -- not an Office suite) and am going to install that. I am going to change all my file preferences (.doc, .xls, etc.) from Office stuff to OpenOffice, and run with that. My Blackberry will like the Outlook 2007 a lot better. There will be a few things that I can't do in Outlook 7 absent MS Word 2007, but after reviewing the list, I've concluded I don't really do that stuff anyway.

[durant125]

Nice. From what I've read on the newer Outlooks they are less resource hungry. Post back if all is good, I'm curious. I'm always trouble shooting my Dad's pc and 80% of the time he has problems it has something to do with outlook 2003.

[websquad]

I'll install in a few days. Debugging a sick web page as we speak, and will continue to use my work around solution (TBird) to send out stuff. Sad. Too bad BB doesn't sync with anything but Outlook. I suspect that is the RIM corporate mentality.

So, I hope to get to this Monday or Tuesday.