> Take a look at "Start | Control Panel | Indexing Options". Does it show that indexing is complete?
>
> Next, try disabling E-mail Auto-linking from the main Outlook window by selecting "Business Contact Manager | Manage E-mail
> Auto-linking...". Select the "Folders" tab and click the "Clear All" button, then click "OK".
>
> If you're still having problems, right-click on the Windows taskbar at the bottom of the screen and select "Task Manager". Select
> the "Processes" tab and click on the "CPU" column heading to sort by CPU usage. Do you see an application that is using a lot of
> CPU? Also sort by "Image Name" and look for OUTLOOK.EXE and sqlserver.exe. Check CPU usage and memory usage as well. If you have
> a lot of Business Contact data, you could be running low on memory. Let me know what you find.
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> "themurf" <themurf[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5DED1F87-8CB4-46E3-AF10-3039834D58BB[ at ]microsoft.com...
> Clinton, bingo! You're da man! It all appears to be back an operating.
> Unfortunatly so is the shutting down and sending error reports. There is
> something seriously wrong with this new interface. I simply can't get much
> done for waiting on it to send error reports to MS. So, I am back to the
> original post. What is making this thing run so terribly slow?
>
> Yes, the interrelated products here are Outlook 07 With BCM, OA07 and
> desktop search. I would think that it would not take days to index things but
> maybe I am wrong. Even so, why would it keep shutting down? My installation
> as of today, fresh Windows XP repair job, new install of Office07 and OA07.
> Again, I would like to use the features but if I have to wait around after
> every entry for this to index and grind away I will not be able to be
> productive at all. Jim
>
> "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > First, go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall BCM and OA 2007. Next,
> > uninstall the following:
> > - Microsoft Office Small Business Connectivity Components
> > - Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
> > - Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English)
> > - Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
> >
> > Now install BCM and OA from the original disks or download files.
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> > "themurf" <themurf[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:5D06EFCE-098D-4511-A666-BBD8CB88722B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > Clinton, I appreciate your answer. However at this point I have managed to
> > > screw things up and need to go a different direction. Hopefully you can
> > > help
> > > me. I uninstalled BCM and SQL server and OA07 because I believed that
> > > there
> > > was some ghosts from an earlier configuration. I have upgraded from Office
> > > 03
> > > and OA06. At any rate I can not get either BCM or OA07 to reinstall.
> > > Neither
> > > can develop a database. I have tried to reinstall SQL server express
> > > independantly but I get a message that the setup file sqlwriter.msi can
> > > not
> > > be found and to reinstall the setup package. I have searched MS web site
> > > looking for a way to get the file and or reinstall SQL writer but to no
> > > avail. Do you have any idea how I can get these programs back online?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I assume you have Outlook 2007 with BCM.
> > >>
> > >> If you just installed and configured BCM with an Outlook profile that has
> > >> a
> > >> lot of e-mail, it could take a while for E-mail Auto-Link to finish
> > >> indexing
> > >> your content. If you would like to temporarily disable auto-linking,
> > >> from
> > >> the main Outlook window, select "Business Contact Manager | Manage E-mail
> > >> Auto-linking...", click on the "Folders" tab and click the "Clear All"
> > >> button, then click "OK".
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> > >> rights
> > >> "themurf" <themurf[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:79CB0326-A717-4187-96B2-902FEABD3CBF[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > >> >I finally have BCM set up and running and I really like the potiential
> > >> >and
> > >> > implications for my business, However, there is a problem that, if not
> > >> > fixed,
> > >> > will eliminate useage of many of the features. While cleaning up items
> > >> > in
> > >> > my
> > >> > Tasks folder I was simply changing the reminder dates. I was able to
> > >> > change
> > >> > maybe three before the computer would slow way down and I watched the
> > >> > screen
> > >> > and tapped my fingers before it returned control to me. I assume that
> > >> > Outlook
> > >> > is caching and then syncronizing. Not at all effecient.
> > >> >
> > >> > Just now, I forwarded a simple email with a small imbedded picture to
> > >> > 15
> > >> > receipients. It took over 15 minutes for the computer to return control
> > >> > to
> > >> > me.
> > >> >
> > >> > I am not running a 286 here. My computer has 2GH and 1G memory. I can't
> > >> > work
> > >> > this way. 15 minutes to forward a simple message without even an
> > >> > attachment?
> > >> >
> > >> > So who can tell me what is going on and what I might be able to do
> > >> > about
> > >> > it
> > >> > short of not using Outlook with BCM anymore?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks, Jim
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
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