Troubleshooting: Outlook 2007 Slow Synchronization

Some may experience an issue within Outlook 2007 that causes sending and receiving of emails to be extremely slow. This may also be accompanied by messages being stuck in the Outbox and not reaching the recipient.

The most effective way to go about fixing this is to create a new profile and import all email, contacts, tasks, etc.

First, locate your .pst file (usually found within your user profile).

Next, open up the Control Panel and select 'Mail'.

Select the 'Show Profiles' button along the bottom of the dialog.

Select 'Add' and type a name for the new profile.

*Most will want to select the option 'Always use this profile' and select the new profile from the drop down list.

Open Outlook and you should see a brand new, empty profile.

From the 'File' menu, select 'Import and Export'.

From the list, select 'Import from another program or file'.

The next screen will present you with different file type options. Select, 'Personal Folder File (.pst)'.

Locate the .pst file from earlier and import.

*By default 'Replace duplicates with items imported' is selected. However, there are two other options for allowing and discarding duplicates.

Be sure to delete any stuck items from your Outbox.

Installing Fedora 9

Start by inserting the Fedora CD/DVD into your computer.

Restart your computer and you will be presented with the 'Welcome to Fedora 9' screen.

*Make sure your CMOS is configured to boot from CD/DVD devices.

You will have the option to verify the CD/DVD for problems. Usually you will want to select 'OK'.

Some text will scroll across the screen and the Fedora installation screen will appear.

Select your language.

Select the language of your keyboard.

Most can leave the network screen at the default values. For those that are using advanced network settings, select the 'Edit' button and fill in the appropriate values.

Next, select your time zone and whether or not your system clock uses UTC. For advanced users dual booting operating systems with Internet time synchronization, such as Windows, it is usually best to deselect UTC.

Choose a root password. This is not your user account password. This is similar to the Windows administrator account.

Again, for most the partition screen will be fine at the default settings. Advanced users will most likely want to check the 'Review and modify partitioning layout' box. A screen will then follow allowing you to create/modify your partitions including, ext3, swap, etc.

Next, you can choose which software you want installed with the operating system. 'Customize later' is selected by default and is usually the best setting. If you select 'Customize now' you can check the boxes next to the software you want installed. Advanced users can also add/modify repository information.

*After this screen a box may appear warning you that all data on the drive will be erased.

The installation will initialize.

Installation will begin. Once the installation is complete you will be asked to setup your user account, password and basic settings.