MSN Outlook Connector Issue

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I am using Win XP SP2 w/ Outlook 2003 and MSN Outlook Connector w/ my MSN
Premium Account. I have the MSN account as my default in Outlook and am also
collecting mail for 3 other POP mail accounts. When I start Outlook it
automatically does a Send/Receive and often hangs for several minutes. During
this time, the Outlook icon in the system tray shows "Microsoft Outlook is
synchronizing folders" and the Send/Receive status goes to 97% or 98% but can
literally take 2-3 minutes or more to complete and get to 100%. Also, during
this time I cannot use Outlook and if I try to it often crashes. One time
when I re-started Outlook after one of these crashes, it said the the plug-in
msnconn32.dll did not function correctly the last time I ran Outlook and it
offered to disable it, but I did not.

If I just leave Outlook alone for several minutes during the send/receive
process, it usually does not crash. This only happens on start up of Outlook
and not during the send/receive which runs automatically when Outlook has
already been open and running.

I did some searching on Google and Microsoft Support but found nothing
similar. ANy help would be appreciated.
 
when a server side account is default it can appear to hang outlook at start
up. Patience and not closing Out look can help, Otherwise, set a local
folder as default or start outlook offline. (Try the /nopoll switch)
 
Diane- What do you mean by "Try the /nopoll switch"?

Brian

Diane Poremsky said:
when a server side account is default it can appear to hang outlook at start
up. Patience and not closing Out look can help, Otherwise, set a local
folder as default or start outlook offline. (Try the /nopoll switch)

--
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/






Brian said:
I am using Win XP SP2 w/ Outlook 2003 and MSN Outlook Connector w/ my MSN
Premium Account. I have the MSN account as my default in Outlook and am
also
collecting mail for 3 other POP mail accounts. When I start Outlook it
automatically does a Send/Receive and often hangs for several minutes.
During
this time, the Outlook icon in the system tray shows "Microsoft Outlook is
synchronizing folders" and the Send/Receive status goes to 97% or 98% but
can
literally take 2-3 minutes or more to complete and get to 100%. Also,
during
this time I cannot use Outlook and if I try to it often crashes. One time
when I re-started Outlook after one of these crashes, it said the the
plug-in
msnconn32.dll did not function correctly the last time I ran Outlook and
it
offered to disable it, but I did not.

If I just leave Outlook alone for several minutes during the send/receive
process, it usually does not crash. This only happens on start up of
Outlook
and not during the send/receive which runs automatically when Outlook has
already been open and running.

I did some searching on Google and Microsoft Support but found nothing
similar. ANy help would be appreciated.
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start outlook using /nopoll - at start menu, run, type
outlook.exe /nopoll

this will start outlook without the initial mail poll - it will continue on
schedule after this (what ever your setting is - default is 5 min) apart. if
it works, configure outlook's shortcut to start with that switch.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/switches.htm

--
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/






Brian said:
Diane- What do you mean by "Try the /nopoll switch"?

Brian

Diane Poremsky said:
when a server side account is default it can appear to hang outlook at
start
up. Patience and not closing Out look can help, Otherwise, set a local
folder as default or start outlook offline. (Try the /nopoll switch)

--
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/






Brian said:
I am using Win XP SP2 w/ Outlook 2003 and MSN Outlook Connector w/ my
MSN
Premium Account. I have the MSN account as my default in Outlook and
am
also
collecting mail for 3 other POP mail accounts. When I start Outlook it
automatically does a Send/Receive and often hangs for several minutes.
During
this time, the Outlook icon in the system tray shows "Microsoft Outlook
is
synchronizing folders" and the Send/Receive status goes to 97% or 98%
but
can
literally take 2-3 minutes or more to complete and get to 100%. Also,
during
this time I cannot use Outlook and if I try to it often crashes. One
time
when I re-started Outlook after one of these crashes, it said the the
plug-in
msnconn32.dll did not function correctly the last time I ran Outlook
and
it
offered to disable it, but I did not.

If I just leave Outlook alone for several minutes during the
send/receive
process, it usually does not crash. This only happens on start up of
Outlook
and not during the send/receive which runs automatically when Outlook
has
already been open and running.

I did some searching on Google and Microsoft Support but found nothing
similar. ANy help would be appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for your help Diane.

Diane Poremsky said:
start outlook using /nopoll - at start menu, run, type
outlook.exe /nopoll

this will start outlook without the initial mail poll - it will continue on
schedule after this (what ever your setting is - default is 5 min) apart. if
it works, configure outlook's shortcut to start with that switch.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/switches.htm

--
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/






Brian said:
Diane- What do you mean by "Try the /nopoll switch"?

Brian

Diane Poremsky said:
when a server side account is default it can appear to hang outlook at
start
up. Patience and not closing Out look can help, Otherwise, set a local
folder as default or start outlook offline. (Try the /nopoll switch)

--
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/






I am using Win XP SP2 w/ Outlook 2003 and MSN Outlook Connector w/ my
MSN
Premium Account. I have the MSN account as my default in Outlook and
am
also
collecting mail for 3 other POP mail accounts. When I start Outlook it
automatically does a Send/Receive and often hangs for several minutes.
During
this time, the Outlook icon in the system tray shows "Microsoft Outlook
is
synchronizing folders" and the Send/Receive status goes to 97% or 98%
but
can
literally take 2-3 minutes or more to complete and get to 100%. Also,
during
this time I cannot use Outlook and if I try to it often crashes. One
time
when I re-started Outlook after one of these crashes, it said the the
plug-in
msnconn32.dll did not function correctly the last time I ran Outlook
and
it
offered to disable it, but I did not.

If I just leave Outlook alone for several minutes during the
send/receive
process, it usually does not crash. This only happens on start up of
Outlook
and not during the send/receive which runs automatically when Outlook
has
already been open and running.

I did some searching on Google and Microsoft Support but found nothing
similar. ANy help would be appreciated.
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