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Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 3rd 08, 07:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 9
Views: 522
Posted By Rick Altman
Eliminating all of the little outlooks

You're exactly right, Diane -- it's not necessarily Outlook's fault. Google
Sync and Blackberry Desktop Manager are the two that I use, the former I
keep running and the latter I run when desired....
Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 3rd 08, 04:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 9
Views: 522
Posted By Rick Altman
Eliminating all of the little outlooks

Thanks, Milly --

I have downloaded it, but I am not terribly optimistic. Mine grow like a
colony of amoeba and yet they do not seem to affect Outlook's basic
behavior. In fact, the only reason...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 2nd 08, 08:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 9
Views: 522
Posted By Rick Altman
Eliminating all of the little outlooks

I appreciate both of the replies to this dilemma.

To Kathleen's point: This is not a question of Outlook not closing properly;
it happens when Outlook is running. Syncing software asks for a second...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries August 29th 08, 11:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 9
Views: 522
Posted By Rick Altman
Eliminating all of the little outlooks

I know that there is a program that will automatically shut down Outlook,
for sync and backup purposes. I would like to know if there is any utility
that will go one step further and inspect the...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries May 17th 08, 04:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 907
Posted By Rick Altman
Multiple instances of outlook.exe killing me

Thanks, DL. I do not sync my Blackberry automatically; I do it manually. And
yes, Google Calendar Sync was definitely a culprit...and so I temporarily
removed it from memory...and the problem...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries May 17th 08, 07:36 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 907
Posted By Rick Altman
Multiple instances of outlook.exe killing me

Is there any utility, patch, or technique that I can employ that prevents
multiple instances of outlook.exe from running? I'm not talking about the
issue of Outlook getting stuck in RAM after I...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 25th 08, 04:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 4
Views: 531
Posted By Rick Altman
Lots and lots of outlook.exes

Yes, that's what makes this different than the more common problem of the
program staying in memory after being closed. In this case, Outlook is open
(and behaving normally by all outward...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 24th 08, 08:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 4
Views: 531
Posted By Rick Altman
Lots and lots of outlook.exes

Thanks, Diane --

I am aware of the issue with apps that prevent Outlook from closing and I am
familiar with the small apps discussed at the link you gave. I am not trying
to close Outlook; I just...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 24th 08, 03:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 4
Views: 531
Posted By Rick Altman
Lots and lots of outlook.exes

A new condition on my PC has allowed the presence of multiple outlook.exe
instances, as verified by Task Manager. Outlook itself does not complain,
but any routine that includes the creation of an...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries January 28th 08, 11:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 1
Views: 297
Posted By Rick Altman
Best way to prepare HTML email

I would like to survey the group here and get some advice on creating
HTML-formatted email. Most of the time that I produce it, it is almost by
accident -- some weird cut-and-paste maneuver from an...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries January 27th 08, 07:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 468
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't call Outlook from other programs

XP Pro, thanks...


"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Rick Altman wrote:

My default mail program...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries January 26th 08, 12:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 468
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't call Outlook from other programs

Well, as an IT guy, my system is rarely standing still, but I can't point to
anything that could have caused this. Now a Windows update...hmm, I think
one did come down on Tuesday.

My default mail...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries January 25th 08, 06:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 468
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't call Outlook from other programs

All at once, and for reasons unknown, I have lost the ability to invoke
Outlook from other applications. For instance:

1. Adobe Acrobat has an Email command off of its File menu. It no longer...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries December 1st 07, 08:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 10
Views: 707
Posted By Rick Altman
Drowing in Sent Items

I can't arbitrarily have Auto Archive delete anything older than two months.
I rouinely need to refer back to email sent two, three, four, six, eight
months ago. And while tabbing up to CC and...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries December 1st 07, 01:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 10
Views: 707
Posted By Rick Altman
Drowing in Sent Items

Kathleen, many thanks -- that's a great start. Now the questions a

1. Can I create a VBA script that automatically issues the command through
Options?

2. Can I attach that script to a button on...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries November 29th 07, 11:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 10
Views: 707
Posted By Rick Altman
Drowing in Sent Items

No, then the Archive folders grows to incomprehensible proportion and
sifting through it becomes a nightmare. I trade one beached whale for
another. I seek the ability to be able to decide, and...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries November 29th 07, 06:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 10
Views: 707
Posted By Rick Altman
Drowing in Sent Items

I am a victim of my own inability to keep house: My Sent Items folder grows
to incomprehensible and unmanageable proportion. I am not disciplined
enought to clean it out ever X days and I can't go...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 12th 07, 08:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 1,132
Posted By Rick Altman
How does Outlook's auto-complete work?

Many thanks for the help. One last question:

Can I copy the profile, or would that just duplicate the corruption? Must I
add a new profile from scratch and recreate my mailboxes in them?





You...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 12th 07, 01:28 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 1,132
Posted By Rick Altman
How does Outlook's auto-complete work?

Thanks, Russ --

Does creating a new profile require that I create a new .pst file, or can I
use the existing one?



RA
Forum: Outlook - General Queries September 11th 07, 10:51 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 5
Views: 1,132
Posted By Rick Altman
How does Outlook's auto-complete work?

Sometime about six weeks ago, it seems that Outlook has become much more
stingy in how it provides suggestions for email addresses when I type in the
To line. It will only suggest from email...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 18th 07, 07:15 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 14
Views: 1,044
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't display the Calendar properly

Outlook 2003 -- There is no such choice on the View menu as Current View.

[10 minutes later]
Suspecting that you would not just be making up a command, I used Tools |
Customize and found it....
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 18th 07, 04:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 14
Views: 1,044
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't display the Calendar properly

For some reason, this question is going unanswered. I'm going to try
again...

__________________

For the past five years, my default Calendar view has been Month all at
once. I have never had to...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 16th 07, 05:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 0
Views: 368
Posted By Rick Altman
Find Command has Altered Calendar Display

For the past five years, my default Calendar view has been Month all at
once. I have never had to think about it; it's always been that way. The
other day I performed a find for a past appointment,...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 5th 07, 06:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 1
Views: 495
Posted By Rick Altman
Do a Find, Screw up Calendar

For the past five years, my default Calendar view has been Month all at
once. I have never had to think about it; it's always been that way. The
other day I performed a find for a past appointment,...
Forum: Outlook - General Queries April 1st 07, 02:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Replies: 2
Views: 386
Posted By Rick Altman
Can't Import Calendar Items from Excel

Ah, naming the range was the ticket! Many thanks...




"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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First, the columns must match...
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