outlook express is very slow,suggestions on how to speed it up?

Question

outlook express,and the PC are getting very sluggish,I just had afull scan ,and etected 1 spyware,was deleted but made no difference to speed .suggestions Thank you Ken

Answer 1

Your connection makes a difference -- dialup is slow, cable is fast. Let me give you my checklist:

- RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
- cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
- cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
- then cl Remove.
- This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

- When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1. Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2. Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3. From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3. click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4. click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
- Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
- A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 2

With outlook expressed closed
Go to Start/Search/ *dbx* in my C drive... Search should discover outlook express dbx files ... Delete the Deleted dbx file only. The file will replace automatically when outlook express is reopened....
Also go outlook express /Tools/Options/Maintenance and run cleanup.... If you need further help you can reach me email

Answer 3

try a defrag and a disk cleanup. if that doesnt help then do this.
Try the system restore:
Go To:
start
programs
accessories
systems tools
system restore
This process is completely reversable. And does not remove your personal files. Just go back one checkpoint at a time until your puter is working good again.
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