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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / July 2005Activities function works at a snail's pace
When I click on the Activities tab for a contact, Outlook takes an extremely long time to find anything. I tried it right now, and it took 3 and a half minutes to locate email for the contact, which I keep in a separate file for that contact. I finally stopped the search after 7 minutes, even though Outlook was continuing to search. My personal folders aren't particularly large. My Inbox has only 110 emails in it. My Sent folder is my largest folder, and that has only 340 emails in it. There is nothing at all in my Junk Mail and Deleted Items folders. I'm running Outlook 2003 (11.5608.5606) on Windows XP Home, Version 5.1.2600. Suggestions? TIA. Dena Jo Are there a large number of items in any of the other folders (Contacts, Calendar, etc)? > When I click on the Activities tab for a contact, Outlook takes an > extremely long time to find anything. I tried it right now, and it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Suggestions? > Are there a large number of items in any of the other folders > (Contacts, Calendar, etc)? No. I don't use the Calendar for anything. I have two contacts folders. One has 149 contacts, and the other has only 22 contacts. And it's the smaller contact folder that I need to use the Activities tab for. DJ Hmmm, I'd try to compact the PST file and also run ScanPST.EXE on it, just to be sure. More info on compacting here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289987 > No. I don't use the Calendar for anything. I have two contacts > folders. One has 149 contacts, and the other has only 22 contacts. > And it's the smaller contact folder that I need to use the Activities > tab for. > Hmmm, I'd try to compact the PST file and also run ScanPST.EXE on > it, just to be sure. > > More info on compacting here: > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289987 I routinely compact my folders. As for the OST compaction, I see no place for me to click on Microsoft Server Exchange in my Email Accounts. How do I run ScanPST.exe on my PST file? Dena Jo > How do I run ScanPST.exe on my PST file? Run SCANPST.EXE and it will present a browser window so you can navigate to your PST.  SignatureBrian Tillman > Run SCANPST.EXE and it will present a browser window so you can > navigate to your PST Run told me that Windows cannot find scanpst.exe. SignatureDena Jo Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Plonk the bastards: http://www.panix.com/~mwsm/trolls.html > Run told me that Windows cannot find scanpst.exe. That's because the folder containing SCANPST.EXE is not contained in the PATH environment variable. On my PC, I can find "Inbox Repair Tool" (which is SCANPST) on the Start>All Programs>Microsoft Office>Microsoft Office Tools menu. You might also see if you have, instead, Start>All Programs>Microsoft Office Tools>Inbox Repair Tool. If you have neither, click Start>Run and enter the following in the Open field: %CommonProgramFiles%\System\MSMAPI\1033\scanpst.exe Click OK. %CommonProgramFiles% is an environment variable whose value is usually C:\Program Files\Common Files. SignatureBrian Tillman > If you have neither, click Start>Run and enter the following in > the Open field: > > %CommonProgramFiles%\System\MSMAPI\1033\scanpst.exe I did this, and it asks me for the name of the file I want to scan. SignatureDena Jo Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Plonk the bastards: http://www.panix.com/~mwsm/trolls.html > I did this, and it asks me for the name of the file I want to scan. Of course. Browse to your PST. That's what Vince told you originally. SignatureBrian Tillman |
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