Outlook is too darn slow. How can I speed it up?

Looking at times seems to have three speeds: slow, slow, slow. It takes too long to load, it's depression, to send or receive e-mail - in short, it takes too long to do anything of the. Geese must have in one way or another the matter.

How to solve this problem: Is there a single action, you can speed up the prospect, but should be allowed to combine to repair Outlook zippier. We can not guarantee that it will be a high-speed demon, but according to our opinions and most likely will not feel you stay in the slow lane.

First of all, the weight of your Outlook. pst file, because of the troubles we propose to No. 2. This in itself would be a good world.

And then to ensure that Outlook has the latest patch through Windows Update. There is a patch, especially the important thing is if you have a large. pst file: This patch is designed to accelerate the use of large Outlook. pst file, many people find that it has made a significant difference in the speed of Outlook. In fact, they reported that the patch installed to solve the problem of speed alone.

Next, kill the Outlook plug-ins you do not need any of the problems set out in No. 5.

Many people reported that, iTunes install Outlook add-ins - even though it is not clear what purpose - to remove to speed up the prospect of this.

Some people reported that, Windows XP's Fax Services for Outlook 2007 version of the act slow for whatever reason. If you do not fax in XP, you can speed up the delete function in Outlook. (Delete it, choose Control Panel "-> Add or Remove Software ->" Add / Remove Windows Components.)



In the same spirit, some users said that, Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 in a serious slow down, so if you have installed, try uninstalling it to use the same procedure.

Finally, check your RSS feeds. RSS headlines Outlook's editor is a great feature, but it can significantly slow down the pace of reform. It has been some information in advance, you may or may not want to receive. Over time, you can subscribe to feeds you no longer read.

Select Tools "-> Account Settings, and then click the Navigation tab. You will enter a screen the same as above. Please read the list of your feeds. For those who are no longer required, highlight them, and then select Remove. When you're done , click OK.

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Google to fight Microsoft: Now you can get Gmail in Outlook

Google has recently had a deep shock in to the Microsoft dominance away from the e-mail field. With the introduction of offline Gmail, folder synchronization and full Blackberry support Google Apps has tried to create a technical knockout in the Outlook and Exchange.

Now comes as yet another uppercut. From today it is possible to seamlessly synchronize Google Apps with Microsoft Outlook. According to the official blog for Google Enterprise.

"Many business customers prefer Gmail's interface and features to products they've used before. But sometimes there are people who just love Outlook. To those we have developed Google Apps Sync with Microsoft Outlook. It allows Outlook users to connect to Google Apps and synchronize their business email, contacts and calendar. And they can always use Gmail's web interface to access their data when they are not on their work computer, "writes Eric Orth, software engineer from Google Apps team, so on the blog.

Blogs claim is made following features of the new plug-in:

E-mail, calendar and contacts all synchronized. To handle email using the plug-in Gmail offline protocol, which should be much faster than IMAP or other methods.

Automatic update of a contact's availability and global addreseliste functionality that makes it easy to schedule meetings with your colleagues, whether they use Outlook Calendar or Google Calendar.

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Outlook Web client will now support Firefox

When mail account should be checked on the go, this is done for many through Microsoft Outlook Web Access. But only Internet Explorer can be used if you have access to all functions.

This kind binding for Internet Explorer is not popular with Safari and Firefox users, so a wide support has remained high on the hit list of users' wishes to the new version of Exchange mail server program. And the desire is fulfilled, promises Microsoft now on the official Outlook blog. Henceforth, all major browsers being equal, when the latest version of Exchange on the street.

Developer team writes that it emphasizes the openness, Microsoft would like to have the Exchange so that it can be used by anyone, regardless of the IT setup or the mobile phone customers. As an example they mention that Microsoft ActiveSync is licensed to all interested firms, which were last used by Google, so the company could offer synchronization Between Google Apps and Windows Mobile phones.

Other innovations of the Outlook Web client refers to the team that emails will now be gathered in interviews, a feature which has been known from Google's Gmail since 2004.

Chat is also possible through network access, which also will change its name to the Outlook Live, to signal the closer integration with other Microsoft Live services.

When the new version of Exchange launches are not announced, but is expected to be ready by the end of 2009.

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Command-line switches for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

The command that starts Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 is outlook.exe. A command-line switch is the addition of a forward slash followed by the command name and any parameters.

What are commands and switches?
Each time you start the program, you run the outlook.exe command, although you do not usually type the command or even see it. You can change certain aspects of how the program starts by adding subcommands called switches to the outlook.exe command.
A switch appears as a space after the main command, followed by a forward slash and the name of the switch, which provide further information about how to execute the command.

Use a switch once by adding it to the Run command
First, verify the location of the outlook.exe file on your computer. If you accepted the default folder locations when you installed Office Outlook 2007, the outlook.exe file is located at the following:
c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\outlook.exe
If you do not find the outlook.exe file at that location, search for the file and make a note of the full path.
1.Do one of the following:
Windows Vista
Click the Windows Start button, point to All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Run.
Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.
2.In the Run dialog box, type a quotation mark, enter the full path for the outlook.exe file, and then type another quotation mark. Alternatively, click Browse to locate and select the file. In this case, the quotation marks are supplied automatically.
3.After the closing quotation mark, type a space, and then type the switch. For example, you might type:
"c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\outlook.exe" /nopreview
The next time that you start Office Outlook 2007, the program opens normally. To make your customized startup available for repeated uses, see the next section.

Make a switch available for reuse by creating a shortcut
First, verify the location of the outlook.exe file on your computer. If you accepted the default folder locations when you installed Office Outlook 2007, the outlook.exe file is probably located at the following:
c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\outlook.exe
If you do not find the outlook.exe file at that location, search for the file and make a note of the full path.
1.Right-click the Windows desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut on the shortcut menu.
2.In the Create Shortcut Wizard, in the Type the location of the item box, type a quotation mark, enter the full path for the outlook.exe file, and then type another quotation mark. Alternatively, click Browse to locate and select the file. In this case, the quotation marks are supplied automatically.
3.After the closing quotation mark, type a space, and then type the switch and any parameters. For example, you might type:
"c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\outlook.exe" /nopreview

4.Click Next.
5.In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish.
The wizard creates the shortcut on the desktop.
6.Whenever you want to start Office Outlook 2007 in this particular customized way, double-click the shortcut.

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Award Recognizes the 100 “Most Promising” Asian Companies Driving the Future of Technology

Silicon Valley, CA, Dec 9th, 2008— Red Herring today announced that iYogi is a winner of the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in Asia.

IYogi delivers technical support services directly to consumers and small businesses and is the first, global, technical support brand based out of India with more than 50,000 customers. The company offers consumers an unlimited, annual subscription service for $119.99 per desktop that includes support for a wide range of technologies, including PC hardware, Microsoft Products Support, Windows Operating systems, Computer Support, Software applications, MP3 players, Networking devices, Digital camera, Printers and scanners etc.

The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout Asia and identified the top 100 out of more than 1,000 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation.

“Our winners and Finalists demonstrate that Asia is increasingly becoming a leader in innovation, contrary to common stereotypes", said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. " It was tough to choose just the top 100 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists."

“We believe consumers and small business owners should have low-cost access to the highest quality support available on the planet", said Uday Challu, CEO of iYogi. “We are thrilled that our innovative approach to solving everyday technology problems for consumers and our managed services for small businesses has been recognized by Red Herring’s keen-eyed leadership. We are continuously innovating in adding new services that includes PC recovery, anti-virus, anti-spyware, data back-up and PC optimization in providing the best tech support experience for our customers”, adds Uday.

The 100 winning companies have been announced at the Red Herring Asia event in Hong Kong. The CEOs of the winning start ups presented their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists at the event at the Hong Kong, JW Marriott Hotel earlier this week.

About iYogi

iYogi is the first direct-to-consumer and small business technical support service from India. Providing an annual unlimited subscription to technical support, iYogi now boasts of more than 50,000 customers. The company employs 600 professionals servicing customers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and fast expanding to 12 new geographies across the globe. iYogi’s resolution rate of 87 percent and customer satisfaction rate of 93 percent are amongst the highest published benchmarks in the industry. For further information, please visit www.iyogi.net.

iYogi Contact

Vishal Dhar
President Marketing, iYogi Inc.
Phone: 212 229 0901
Email: vishal@iyogi.net

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How to delete and Holiday in Outlook Calender

Hi Today i am goging to discuss here How to add Holiday list in your Outlook Calender. You can also delete Holiday list from your calender. To add or delete holiday list in outlook follow the steps which is provides Outlook Support to do this.

Add Holidays to the Calendar
To add holidays to the Calendar, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Preferences tab, click Calendar Options and then click Add Holidays.
3. Click to select the appropriate country, and click OK.
If you have already added a country's holidays, you will see a check next to the country name. If you try to add the same country again, you receive the following error message:
Holidays for are already installed.
Do you want to install them again?
If you click Yes, the holidays will install a second time and you will see duplicate holiday entries.


Remove Holidays from the Calendar
To remove holidays from the Calendar, follow these steps:

1. Open your Calendar. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Events.
In Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, this step is slightly different. Open your Calendar. On the View menu, point to Arrange By, click Current View, and then click Events.
2. Click the Location column heading to sort the list of holidays by country.
3. Click to select the first holiday you want to delete.
4. Hold down SHIFT and click the last holiday you want to delete.
5. Press DELETE to remove all the selected holidays from your Calendar.


I hope that is helpful to all users who have problems with how to add or delete holiday list in Outlook Calender.

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When you try to set the starting week number in the Microsoft Outlook Calendar, there is no option to begin the numbering based on a fiscal year.IN this post given some steps to Outlook Support for all users. I hope that it is helpful for all...

Follow the steps to do this...

1. On the Tools menu, click Options and then click Calendar Options.
2. Under Calendar Options, click to select the "Show week numbers in the Date Navigator" check box.

This option numbers each week in the monthly thumbnail views of the Calendar.
3. Under Calendar Work Week, the "First week of year" list provides the following three options:
Starts on Jan 1
First 4-day week
First full week

There is no option to start numbering based on a fiscal year starting

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