Outlook 2003 Too Slow!

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Pete McAlpine

Last time I complained about this a tech advised me to re-
install "clean". Hoever, that did no good, still acts the
same:

2 "SQL" database programs run a great deal of the time,
hogging all the memory according and making my harddrive
hum and work all the time. I have 500 megahertz computer,
256K memory,XP, and huge unused harddrive storage space.

What are these programs doing in Outlook when I am doing
nothing on the keyboard and it has been a long time since
the last Outlook 2003 command.

Are things going on in the background that can be turned-
off? Outlook prior to up-grading to 2003 never did this.

Pete McAlpine
 
If you installed the Business Contact Manager for OUtlook 2003, that might be the source of the sqlserver process. If not, some other program on your machine probably is the source.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Yes, removing Business Contact Manager seemed to solve
the problem. I hadn't started using Business Manager
features yet, but was looking forward to getting into
it. Do I just need a more powerful computer to use
Business Manager? What is it doing all the time in the
background? Very mysterious!!?

Pete McAlpine

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If you installed the Business Contact Manager for
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OUtlook 2003, that might be the source of the sqlserver
process. If not, some other program on your machine
probably is the source.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers


"Pete McAlpine" <[email protected]>
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You meet the minimum requirements for BCM, but I suspect 256mb RAM is a bare minimum.

One thing that's going on in the background is BCM analyzing all incoming and outgoing mail to create history items.

Be sure to minimize Outlook 2003 when you're not using it. Otherwise, it's a memory hog.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Ah! That would explain it! I have a ton of in-coming and
outgoing email because of the nature of my on-line
business. BCM will have to wait until I get a new
computer or figure-out how to add more RAM memory to the
one I have. I already have as much as the manufacturer
recommends. Is there a way to add more that recommended
by the manufacturer?

I was going to use BCM not for my high email volume on-
line business, but for and Engineering Consulting business
I operate on the side. This secondary business has a much
lower volume of faxes, telephone calls, letters, and email.

Pete McAlpine
-----Original Message-----
You meet the minimum requirements for BCM, but I suspect 256mb RAM is a bare minimum.

One thing that's going on in the background is BCM
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analyzing all incoming and outgoing mail to create history
items.
Be sure to minimize Outlook 2003 when you're not using
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it. Otherwise, it's a memory hog.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



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