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Searching for Outlook 2003, failure to close, solution again

by tcantrelln Jan 28, 2008 11:45PM PST

Asked long ago, never really found a lasting solution. Office Professional, 2003, fully patched, etc. Outlook opens and runs fine for all accounts on various machines (XP-Pro-usual all patches installed) however, nearly universally outlook will not really close when you close it. (Task manager shows however many times Outlook has been opened thru the day.) Sometimes a cleanout and reinstall of Office will help for days or weeks, sometimes not. Tried several different search variables and find lots of other people have the same problem. Any fixes come along for this yet? Or is the fix '2007'? (Which I hear does it too.)

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Nothing solid yet.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 29, 2008 1:31AM PST

The recurring item is if ActiveSync was ever near the machine. I fear that with Outlook 2007 out now and the troops working on the new Mac version you can't fix this without a small corporate jet packed with suitcases of green.

Bob

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None ever had active sync
by tcantrelln Jan 29, 2008 4:01AM PST

Installed. Found references to Symantec Corp AV causing it, and other 'Add ins' as potential culprits too. You're right about the 'If it's not 2007, we're not bothering with you anymore' mindset, well, I have news for them. I'm not having 2007. have several people enticed into Open Office and they seem to think they'll stay. Planning on the Tom Sawyer 'Fence' approach.

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Then a batch file.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 29, 2008 4:10AM PST

There are dozens of free PROCESS KILLER utilities that you can use to make your own UNHANGOUTLOOK tool. At our office we are mostly programmers so we do this the old fashioned way.

Bob

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PS. New command line features of OL2003
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 29, 2008 7:58PM PST
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