Outllok 2007 display problem

Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the computer
and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all the folders on
the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but the display pane
shows:

"Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your Outlook
data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"

I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a while
then back to above.

This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not done
anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how to exit
Outlook without properly closing the data file.

Anything I can do to correct this?

Jan

Milly
Sat May 10 14:01:52 PDT 2008

Have you tried running scanpst.exe against your .pst file?

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After furious head scratching, Jan asked:

| Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
| computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all
| the folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but
| the display pane shows:
|=20
| "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your
| Outlook data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
|=20
| I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a
| while then back to above.
|=20
| This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not
| done anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how
| to exit Outlook without properly closing the data file.
|=20
| Anything I can do to correct this?
|=20
| Jan

Diane
Sat May 10 16:11:46 PDT 2008

do you have any programs accessing outlook data?

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"Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
news:87CE5A7A-A2C7-412E-A867-B0A70B80D701@microsoft.com...
> Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
> computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all the
> folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but the
> display pane shows:
>
> "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your Outlook
> data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
>
> I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a while
> then back to above.
>
> This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not done
> anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how to exit
> Outlook without properly closing the data file.
>
> Anything I can do to correct this?
>
> Jan
>
>
>
>

Jan
Sun May 11 01:41:14 PDT 2008

Just ran scanpst - errors were found which I hope are now corrected and also
the display problem.


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <What@ever> wrote in message
news:OgVWTEusIHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Have you tried running scanpst.exe against your .pst file?

--?
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jan asked:

| Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
| computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all
| the folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but
| the display pane shows:
|
| "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your
| Outlook data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
|
| I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a
| while then back to above.
|
| This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not
| done anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how
| to exit Outlook without properly closing the data file.
|
| Anything I can do to correct this?
|
| Jan

Jan
Sun May 11 01:41:40 PDT 2008

Only Outlook uses the data file, no other program that I know of.

"Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlookmvp@msn.net> wrote in message
news:ECFF4BCF-5841-4FA6-8DFE-A6B441389E11@microsoft.com...
> do you have any programs accessing outlook data?
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> dailytips-subscribe-request@lists.outlooktips.net
>
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> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>
>
>
> "Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
> news:87CE5A7A-A2C7-412E-A867-B0A70B80D701@microsoft.com...
>> Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
>> computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all the
>> folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but the
>> display pane shows:
>>
>> "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your Outlook
>> data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
>>
>> I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a while
>> then back to above.
>>
>> This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not done
>> anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how to exit
>> Outlook without properly closing the data file.
>>
>> Anything I can do to correct this?
>>
>> Jan
>>
>>
>>
>>

Diane
Sun May 11 06:26:13 PDT 2008

pda's or other applications that use calendar or contact data or utilities
like google desktop search are the common culprits. Storing the pst on a
network drive can also cause this.

--
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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
news:8245ACDB-FDBD-4E66-AB6C-0B87137F800A@microsoft.com...
> Only Outlook uses the data file, no other program that I know of.
>
> "Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlookmvp@msn.net> wrote in message
> news:ECFF4BCF-5841-4FA6-8DFE-A6B441389E11@microsoft.com...
>> do you have any programs accessing outlook data?
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> dailytips-subscribe-request@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
>> news:87CE5A7A-A2C7-412E-A867-B0A70B80D701@microsoft.com...
>>> Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
>>> computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all the
>>> folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but the
>>> display pane shows:
>>>
>>> "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your Outlook
>>> data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
>>>
>>> I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a while
>>> then back to above.
>>>
>>> This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not done
>>> anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how to exit
>>> Outlook without properly closing the data file.
>>>
>>> Anything I can do to correct this?
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Jan
Mon May 12 09:52:25 PDT 2008

OK, I do use Google desktop search and the problem started after I installed
this so it looks like the cause of the problem.


"Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlookmvp@msn.net> wrote in message
news:C47D161B-6491-4D37-B22B-70CEE803B247@microsoft.com...
> pda's or other applications that use calendar or contact data or utilities
> like google desktop search are the common culprits. Storing the pst on a
> network drive can also cause this.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> dailytips-subscribe-request@lists.outlooktips.net
>
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>
>
>
> "Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
> news:8245ACDB-FDBD-4E66-AB6C-0B87137F800A@microsoft.com...
>> Only Outlook uses the data file, no other program that I know of.
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlookmvp@msn.net> wrote in message
>> news:ECFF4BCF-5841-4FA6-8DFE-A6B441389E11@microsoft.com...
>>> do you have any programs accessing outlook data?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>>> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>>
>>> Outlook Tips by email:
>>> dailytips-subscribe-request@lists.outlooktips.net
>>>
>>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
>>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jan" <jan@hotmail> wrote in message
>>> news:87CE5A7A-A2C7-412E-A867-B0A70B80D701@microsoft.com...
>>>> Outlook is open and working fine, I go to do something else on the
>>>> computer and when I return to Outlook I can see the pane showing all
>>>> the folders on the left, Inbox with message headers in the middle but
>>>> the display pane shows:
>>>>
>>>> "Cannot display the folder. Exited without properly closing your
>>>> Outlook data file ......\....\Outlook.pst"
>>>>
>>>> I have to shut down the program and restart it and all is ok for a
>>>> while then back to above.
>>>>
>>>> This has happening frequently for the last 3 days or so. I've not done
>>>> anything different than normal in Outlook - I wouldn't know how to exit
>>>> Outlook without properly closing the data file.
>>>>
>>>> Anything I can do to correct this?
>>>>
>>>> Jan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>