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Thread ID: 53013 2005-01-05 07:04:00 outlook express6 problems orcha308 (6787) Press F1
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310846 2005-01-05 07:04:00 Hi I am using outlook express6 and windows XP-pro.
The problems I am having is that outlook express now takes a very long time to load (IE> I can go make a coffee and come back and sometimes it still hasn't loaded).
I have AVG 7.0 anti virus that is up to date and also have run AD-aware to check for spyware, also up to date.
Does anyone out there know how I can fix this problem?
Also if this can't be fixed what is the best way to backup all my messages if I have to reinstall WindowsXP.

P.S My system is a AMD- athlonXP2200 and have 1gig of ram.
orcha308 (6787)
310847 2005-01-05 07:09:00 Welcome to PressF1!

I had a mate with this problem also. After googl'ing for hours I suggested he switch to Mozilla Thunderbird.

Not only did the load times drop down to a few seconds, but he also then had integrated SPAM filtering. It imported the mail and settings seamlessly :)


Chill.
Chilling_Silence (9)
310848 2005-01-05 07:11:00 It could be an ISP prob... Not necessarily you....

Does the website you go to, take a long time to load as well?

Do any errors appear when u try and check your email??
Speedy Gonzales (78)
310849 2005-01-05 07:19:00 It could be an ISP prob... Not necessarily you...
:confused: How could it be an ISP problem? OE is a program, not a webpage - the ISP doesn't affect how long it takes to load a program... If the emails were taking a very long time then that could be an ISP issue, but not the length of time it takes to load a program...

Mike.
Mike (15)
310850 2005-01-05 07:24:00 Try disabling "Instant Messaging" under OE Tools > Options and remove the tick from beside it. See if this makes a difference with the load times. Jen (38)
310851 2005-01-05 07:28:00 I know what OE is! Check msconfig and see whats under the startup tab. Speedy Gonzales (78)
310852 2005-01-05 07:28:00 also have you tried to disable avg? maybe thats causing the slow load times...... Prescott (11)
310853 2005-01-05 07:29:00 :confused: How could it be an ISP problem? OE is a program, not a webpage - the ISP doesn't affect how long it takes to load a program... If the emails were taking a very long time then that could be an ISP issue, but not the length of time it takes to load a program...

Mike.

Quite right Mike.

Try, turning off AVG to see if that is causing the problem with slow loading.
I have heard of Norton AV causing this so it is possible that AVG 7 now it all the additional features could cause the same thing.
Safari (3993)
310854 2005-01-05 07:37:00 If its IE that loads slow,(if u mean for anything to appear on the screen), then yer it can be your ISP.

This happened to Ihug the other week. It took over a week for them to fix this.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
310855 2005-01-05 07:45:00 If its IE that loads slow,(if u mean for anything to appear on the screen), then yer it can be your ISP .

This happened to Ihug the other week . It took over a week for them to fix this .

That is completely different, IE is trying to load a website .
This thread is about OE
Safari (3993)
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