Outlook is hogging my processor

I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with XP and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few seconds. When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or 5 seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost to zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows down. When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with XP and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or 5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost to zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what you mean by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with XP and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or 5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost to zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what you mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or 5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller extension &
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU useage. Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what you mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or 5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Try opening/running OL with the safe switch
( double click OL icon whilst holding down Cntrl Key)


"Don" wrote in message
...
Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller extension &
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU useage.
Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what you
mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with
XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few
seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or
5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost
to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows
down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Hi DL
Thanks for taking the time to help out - I do appreciate it. Bit of a
novice on this level of detail.

Didn't know about Safe Mode and not sure what it does but unfortunately it
doesn't appear to have any impact on the processor useage (BTW, the interval
between peaks of CPU useage of ~60% is precisely 9 seconds - my earlier
estimate of 4-5 was incorrect).

Still puzzled

DON

"DL" wrote:

Try opening/running OL with the safe switch
( double click OL icon whilst holding down Cntrl Key)


"Don" wrote in message
...
Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller extension &
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU useage.
Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what you
mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo with
XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few
seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4 or
5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping almost
to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything slows
down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Ok go the whole hog;
With OL closed, use mail applet in the control panel to create a new
profile, set it to prompt for profile, create/add a new data file, do not
add the origonal. Set up an account and test this

"Don" wrote in message
...
Hi DL
Thanks for taking the time to help out - I do appreciate it. Bit of a
novice on this level of detail.

Didn't know about Safe Mode and not sure what it does but unfortunately it
doesn't appear to have any impact on the processor useage (BTW, the
interval
between peaks of CPU useage of ~60% is precisely 9 seconds - my earlier
estimate of 4-5 was incorrect).

Still puzzled

DON

"DL" wrote:

Try opening/running OL with the safe switch
( double click OL icon whilst holding down Cntrl Key)


"Don" wrote in message
...
Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller extension
&
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU
useage.
Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what
you
mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo
with
XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few
seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4
or
5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping
almost
to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything
slows
down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines
and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Hey DL
Looking hopeful!
I tried a test profile with no e-mail - that was good.
Now I've just added in my current e-mail and so far so good.
Think you've identified the if in doubt reinstall route correctly??
Still have to get my contacts back in there plus a rather large e-mail pst
file and archive but think this is the way to either cure it or at least
track down the exact thing that's causing it to go AWOL.
I'll let you know the final outcome tomorrow, when I get a little more time.
THANKS again
DON

"DL" wrote:

Ok go the whole hog;
With OL closed, use mail applet in the control panel to create a new
profile, set it to prompt for profile, create/add a new data file, do not
add the origonal. Set up an account and test this

"Don" wrote in message
...
Hi DL
Thanks for taking the time to help out - I do appreciate it. Bit of a
novice on this level of detail.

Didn't know about Safe Mode and not sure what it does but unfortunately it
doesn't appear to have any impact on the processor useage (BTW, the
interval
between peaks of CPU useage of ~60% is precisely 9 seconds - my earlier
estimate of 4-5 was incorrect).

Still puzzled

DON

"DL" wrote:

Try opening/running OL with the safe switch
( double click OL icon whilst holding down Cntrl Key)


"Don" wrote in message
...
Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller extension
&
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU
useage.
Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is what
you
mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino duo
with
XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every few
seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking every 4
or
5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then dipping
almost
to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything
slows
down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much flatlines
and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS

Within OL, open your old pst.
Copy data from old to new, a little at a time. It maybe that something in
your old pst is causing the baulk

"Don" wrote in message
...
Hey DL
Looking hopeful!
I tried a test profile with no e-mail - that was good.
Now I've just added in my current e-mail and so far so good.
Think you've identified the if in doubt reinstall route correctly??
Still have to get my contacts back in there plus a rather large e-mail pst
file and archive but think this is the way to either cure it or at least
track down the exact thing that's causing it to go AWOL.
I'll let you know the final outcome tomorrow, when I get a little more
time.
THANKS again
DON

"DL" wrote:

Ok go the whole hog;
With OL closed, use mail applet in the control panel to create a new
profile, set it to prompt for profile, create/add a new data file, do
not
add the origonal. Set up an account and test this

"Don" wrote in message
...
Hi DL
Thanks for taking the time to help out - I do appreciate it. Bit of a
novice on this level of detail.

Didn't know about Safe Mode and not sure what it does but
unfortunately it
doesn't appear to have any impact on the processor useage (BTW, the
interval
between peaks of CPU useage of ~60% is precisely 9 seconds - my
earlier
estimate of 4-5 was incorrect).

Still puzzled

DON

"DL" wrote:

Try opening/running OL with the safe switch
( double click OL icon whilst holding down Cntrl Key)


"Don" wrote in message
...
Had a few from McAfee - viruscan, spamkiller and spamkiller
extension
&
Google. But even when I disabled all of them, no effect on CPU
useage.
Been
having a few crashes on closing outlook as well.
Weird?!


"DL" wrote:

Yes thats it, but apparently not relevent in your case.
Any third party addins in OL?

"Don" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the input DL
The automatic send/receive is set at 15 minutes, if this is
what
you
mean
by
polling interval?

"DL" wrote:

You set a polling interval for not less than 10 mins?

"Don" wrote in message
...
I installed Outlook 2003 on an Dell 6400/intel centrino
duo
with
XP
and I
noticed that the performance slows to a snails pace every
few
seconds.
When
I ran the Performance monitor the CPU usage is peaking
every 4
or
5
seconds
at ~50% and staying high for ~60% of the time, then
dipping
almost
to
zero
before increasing all over again. So no wonder everything
slows
down.
When
I quit out of Outlook, the CPU useage pretty much
flatlines
and
performance
returns to normal.
I've tried coming off broadband but symptoms remain same.
Ideas & suggestions welcome!
THANKS