Trend Micro has caused some problems with OE, so that may be the cause.
Consider the possibilities here first. A poor upkeep of OE can cause this
also.

Performance Problems:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Casey" wrote in message
...
Can anyone please tell me why my OE6 is taking 2-3 minutes to open and if
there is a fix to solve this issue? The program just hangs on the splash
screen for several minutes until the Inbox finally appears. It started to
be
a problem after I recently installed the 2008 Trend Micro Internet
Security
software. I'm not sure if this what caused it or not as the 2007 version
didn't cause this problem.