Shutdown issues are generally caused by add-in of applications that you have
installed which rely on the outlook.exe process such as a sync application
for your mobile device.

To troubleshoot this issue see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/outlookdoesntclose.htm

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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I have Outlook 2003. Recently once I close the program it will not open
unless I restart my computer. I have completed several malware, virus,
and
microsoft scans and they find nothing. I also downloaded the new junk
mail
fix and now outlook is slower (problem occured before junk mail download).
Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks for the help.