Schedule closing outlook

[Matthew]

I would like to schedule Microsoft Outlook to close at midnight, and restart
at 2:00AM.
I have my pst file on a server that reboots during that period.

Is this possible?

Matthew

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I would like to schedule Microsoft Outlook to close at midnight, and
restart at 2:00AM.
I have my pst file on a server that reboots during that period.

Is this possible?

Matthew

See
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General

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[Michael Bednarek]

See
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General

Frank: Not very helpful, especially since the OP posted indeed to one of
the above.

Matthew: Several methods - brute force killing the application, or some
sort of scripted GUI control. Microsoft used to have ScriptIt (NT4
Resource Kit, I believe), but it seems they have discontinued it. These
days, many people recommend AutoIt (<http://www.autoitscript.com/>).

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Frank: Not very helpful, especially since the OP posted indeed to one
of the above.

Matthew: Several methods - brute force killing the application, or
some sort of scripted GUI control. Microsoft used to have ScriptIt
(NT4 Resource Kit, I believe), but it seems they have discontinued
it. These days, many people recommend AutoIt
(<http://www.autoitscript.com/>).

Sorry. I didn't look at that.

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I would like to schedule Microsoft Outlook to close at midnight, and
restart at 2:00AM.
I have my pst file on a server that reboots during that period.

Is this possible?

Matthew

In addition to the other replies, note that using a PST file on a network
connected drive is not supported by MS and will likely cause problems -
performance will suffer, and you may experience data corruption. Also, if
you're on a network, why not log out at night anyway?

 

[Matthew]

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

In addition to the other replies, note that using a PST file on a network
connected drive is not supported by MS and will likely cause problems -
performance will suffer, and you may experience data corruption. Also, if
you're on a network, why not log out at night anyway?

Thanks for the warning.
I'll put the .pst file back on the local computer like it's supposed to be.
I don't like corrupt data ;-)

Matthew

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

In addition to the other replies, note that using a PST file on a
network connected drive is not supported by MS and will likely cause
problems - performance will suffer, and you may experience data
corruption. Also, if you're on a network, why not log out at night
anyway?

Thanks for the warning.
I'll put the .pst file back on the local computer like it's supposed
to be. I don't like corrupt data ;-)

No, nor do I!
You can always use a batch file & robocopy or xcopy or something similar to
copy the PST file to your home directory (with Outlook closed) via task
scheduler....use your domain/server credentials. That way, there's a backup.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'll put the .pst file back on the local computer like it's supposed
to be. I don't like corrupt data ;-)

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

You can always use a batch file & robocopy or xcopy or something
similar to copy the PST file to your home directory (with Outlook
closed) via task scheduler....use your domain/server credentials.
That way, there's a backup.

Just make sure that whenever you copy the PST that Outlook is closed.
Otherwise you can get an incomplete copy and an unusable backup.