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== SYMPTOMS == | == SYMPTOMS == | ||
When you click | When you click "Check for New Mail," and while the Connecting to Server dialog box is open, Microsoft Outlook 97 appears to hang if you do either of the following: | ||
* Click a menu item outside the dialog box. | * Click a menu item outside the dialog box. | ||
* Click Cancel in the dialog box that appears if you have incorrect server settings. | * Click Cancel in the dialog box that appears if you have incorrect server settings. |
Latest revision as of 11:05, 21 July 2020
Article ID: 169982
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q169982
SYMPTOMS
When you click "Check for New Mail," and while the Connecting to Server dialog box is open, Microsoft Outlook 97 appears to hang if you do either of the following:
- Click a menu item outside the dialog box.
- Click Cancel in the dialog box that appears if you have incorrect server settings.
If you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to display the Close Program list, it does not indicate that Outlook is not responding.
RESOLUTION
To end the current process and return control to Outlook do the following:
- Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
- Select the e-mail service in the Close Programs list, then click End Task.
NOTE: Do not select Microsoft Outlook. If you do, it will quit.
STATUS
This issue is fixed in Microsoft Outlook 97, Service Release 1.
For more information on Service Release 1, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
156542 Microsoft Office Service Release 1 Enterprise Update
166024 Distribution information for Outlook 97, version 8.02
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