Get the MS Outlook backup program at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&displaylang=en
This program is available for Outlook 2000 forward. I believe it's
already installed on some versions (Look under the File menu/Backup.
I noticed some time ago that Outlook.exe will happily run multiple
copies of itself without the program opening. I noticed this when
Outlook failed to open occasionally. Killing the process in task manager
did no harm, and allowed me to proceed.
I have settled on using the MS backup program to back up Documents and
settings, which also copies the Outlook.pst file.This works for either
"All users" or each individual.
Will Stephenson wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> While dutifully doing my backup chores, I ran into a problem with the
> outlook.pst file: it refused to copy, claiming that there was another
> process that had part of the file open. I would like to say that this is the
> first time that this has happened, but I haven't been as dutiful in my
> backups as I would like...
>
> Here are the specs:
>
> Dell Dimension, 1.5 GB RAM, 3.06 Ghz Intel processor, plenty of HD space on
> multiple partitions (on one 160 GB HD), Windows XP Pro with SP2 and all up
> to date. Ditto with Avast, MS antispyware, Zonealarm Pro in newest version.
>
> More info: I have noticed in, say the past year, that some of Outlook (2003)
> seems to be loading at boot time. Although there is nothing in MSConfig or
> any other startup program, when I go to Task Manager, there is a large chunk
> of memory devoted to outlook.exe before I first open the program. This has
> made Outlook very quick to load, but it seems to lock down the outlook.pst
> file.
>
> I have tried the following:
> Turn off the outlook stub in task manager - same error message
> Turn off avast email protection - same error message
> Copy from safe mode (network permissions don't seem to be the same in safe
> mode, so no joy directly). However, I did copy the file to the desktop, and
> that copy was allowed to be moved to my backup. But...it shouldn't be this
> difficult.
>
> Would anyone have any ideas about this? Thank you for your time and thought
> on this.
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Will Stephenson
> Acadia Technologies Inc.
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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