> You're exactly right, Diane -- it's not necessarily Outlook's fault.
> Google Sync and Blackberry Desktop Manager are the two that I use, the
> former I keep running and the latter I run when desired. But getting
> Google to listen is like speaking to the moon, and the folks at the
> Blackberry forums offer no solutions, only rants against Outlook.
>
> So while I do not blame Outlook, I look to its community as the most
> likely source of a solution. At the top of my wish list, therefore, is a
> simple utility that inspects the Processes running on a system, seeks out
> instances of Outlook.exe, and simply removes them. I could almost write a
> keystroke macro that does it; there has to be a more elegant way,
> however...
>
>
>
> Rick A.
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> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" msn.com> wrote in message
> news:OSmGoNeDJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>
>> if google calendar sync is opening multiple copies of outlook, the
>> problem is not with outlook - its with google not calling outlook
>> correctly or releasing the outlook object at the end of the sync. Its
>> probably also trying to sync before you open outlook - then keeping a
>> copy running without a UI.
>>
>> What other apps do you use that are calling outlook? If sync tools - as
>> long as the device remains connected, copies of outlook may run without a
>> UI. Especially if the device tries to sync before you load outlook.
>> Vista's Outlook gadgets can also cause these hidden copies.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>
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>>
>> "Rick Altman" NOSPAMaltman.com> wrote in message
>> news:ebYKRIdDJHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Thanks, Milly --
>>>
>>> I have downloaded it, but I am not terribly optimistic. Mine grow like a
>>> colony of amoeba and yet they do not seem to affect Outlook's basic
>>> behavior. In fact, the only reason that I would care is because they
>>> inhibit Outlook's abilty to be called by other programs in a script or a
>>> Send Mail command.
>>>
>>> And yes, I diligently use the /recycle parameter when I start Outlook.
>>> This too does not seem entirely relevant, b/c the issue is not one of
>>> Outlook starting second and third instances of itself when I start it;
>>> these instances appear while Outlook is already running.
>>>
>>> Sigh...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
>>> news:uKcoSgUDJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> One more thing, look at the shortcut you use to start Outlook. Add the
>>> /recycle to the end of it to ensure that Outlook re-uses its windows.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>>
>>> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
>>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>>
>>>
>>> After furious head scratching, Rick Altman asked:
>>>
>>> | I appreciate both of the replies to this dilemma.
>>> |
>>> | To Kathleen's point: This is not a question of Outlook not closing
>>> | properly; it happens when Outlook is running. Syncing software asks
>>> | for a second (and sometimes third, fourth, fifth, sixteenth) instance
>>> | of Outlook to start and Outlook apparently complies. Then they just
>>> | accumulate.
>>> |
>>> | To Diane's point (below): I am pretty sure that the culprit is Google
>>> | Calendar sync. I don't need a utility that would close down the rogue
>>> | instances without closing all of Outlook -- I would be quite
>>> | satisfied with a utility that shut down anything that looks and
>>> | smells like Outlook. As of now, I must close Outlook, head to Task
>>> | Manager, and then close all of the outlook.exe instances that are
>>> | stashed there. Today, after the long weekend, there were 23 of them...
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |
>>> |
>>> | "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" msn.com> wrote in message
>>> | news:ek5Yi3hCJHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> || There should only be one per each outlook window open although
>>> || sometimes sync software causes extras to open. I'm not aware of any
>>> || utility that would be able to close them without closing all outlook.
>>> ||
>>> || --
>>> || Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>> || Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>>> || Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>> ||
>>> || Outlook Tips by email:
>>> || dailytips-subscribe-request@lists.outlooktips.net
>>> ||
>>> || EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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>>> ||
>>> || You can access this newsgroup by visiting
>>> || http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or
>>> || point your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>> ||
>>> ||
>>> || "Rick Altman" NOSPAMaltman.com> wrote in message
>>> || news:#w#AuuhCJHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> ||| I know that there is a program that will automatically shut down
>>> ||| Outlook, for sync and backup purposes. I would like to know if
>>> ||| there is any utility that will go one step further and inspect the
>>> ||| Processes that are running and eliminate all of the instances of
>>> ||| Outlook.exe that love to take up residence there. I swear the
>>> ||| number of instances of Outlook that hibernate there are like the
>>> ||| coat hangers in a closet...
>>> |||
>>> |||
>>> |||
>>> |||
>>> ||| --
>>> ||| Rick A.
>>> ||| Pleasanton CA
>>>

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