Two part question:  Why is my computer suddenly running so slow and my outlook freezing up?
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Here is my list of must haves for your PC protection:\n\nZoneAlarm  It is a good free firewall. http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=zadb_zadown   \n\nFirefox is a great and secure browser.  Get it here free:\nhttp://www.mozilla.com/\n\nAVG is a good free AntiVirus.   You can get it free here:\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/1/\n\nFor spyware removal I use the following and they are free!:\nSpybot Search and Destroy  http://beam.to/spybotsd\n\nAdAware SE  http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/  It is also free!\n\nMicrosoft Windows AntiSpyware BETA http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en   Another great free one to have.\n\n\nCleanUp!    Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!\nhttp://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/  \n\n\nCleanCache 3.0 is free at http://www.buttuglysoftware.com/    It does a great job of cleaning up your PC.  The first time you run it you won’t believe the space it frees up on your hard drive.\n\n\nSimple File Shredder  is an utility that securely deletes your files so that they can never be recovered.  I no longer use my “Recycle Bin” that windows has because everything you delete still is on your hard drive.  I have recovered over 80,000 file that I put into my recycle bin only to use a recovery tool and see all of them.  That is pretty scary.\nSimple File Shredder accomplishes this by scrambling the file name and over-writing the file with random bytes before deleting it. \nGet it here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/Simple-File-Shredder.shtml  \n\nThese are just a few tools I use to make my PC run better.  I have many more but I feel that these few will make your PC happier.\n\nDo you have two antiviruses running at the same time.  That can cause problems.  Two firewalls can also cause problems for a PC.
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The first thing I would do is a CTRL ALT DEL and select processes. Look at your CPU usage. If you see something hogging your CPU you know the culprit. If it is an Office application un install office and re install it.\n\nIf you see 98 percent or so idle on CPU use then get some anti spyware.\n\nHere is what I would recommend - \n\nYou should have Windows Defender. It is free from Microsoft and watches your system prevents programs from taking over your home page etc.\n\nGo here to read about and get it - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...\n\nTwo other free programs you should get & run about once a week are Spybot and Adaware. They also are free and you can get them both here - http://www.download.com/\n\nBetween those three you are doing a pretty good job of protecting your system and hopefully that will get it's speed back on track.
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Well, in that moment of peril, try using <CTRL> <ALT> <DELETE> to open task manager and end any processes that are showing "Not Responding". However, this may not always work, though it might help.\n\nIn the future to prevent this from happening, try the following things.\n1. Make sure your PC is not overheating, with more heat, the performance falls. If it is overheating, buy a cooling dock fan for around $30 dollars.\n2. Make sure you are not running to many "stealth" programs in the background. These programs take up RAM and CPU. To fix this problem, go to Run and type in "Msconfig" and go to last tab called Startup. Now uncheck everything that you reconize from past program installations except for your firewall.\n3. Make sure you don't run too many programs at the same time. This would increase your RAM and CPU usage and cause your PC to freeze much easily.
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goto microsoft update page and update your computer! also you might want to try a scandisk and defrag on your computer as well.. more than likely your computer hasnt been updated or you have spyware on your computer. try these links below
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Outlook express?\nFresh install of windows?\nSpyware hijacked the system?\nWebmail server might be down.\nWhat provider do you use? AOL, Verizon, etc.\nIf using outlook express, did you accidentally change the default email program to Office Express?\n\nActually.. this question is so vague there IS NO ANSWER! IM me or call tech support for your internet service provider. (IT Specialist)
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Update virus protection.  Uninstall Explorer, clean cache, defrag and scan disk, reinstall Explorer. Hope that helps.\n\nHere is the website for Microsoft Tech Support: http://support.microsoft.com/
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yeah the software stuff could have messed it up u might have 2 much crap on ur comp. lol just try taken some of the stuff off cause it might b 2 loaded =)
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close everything else out on the taskbar that you can  but first run antispy from yahoo and maybe the virus scanner  and clean the  disk and do a defrag a couple of times these things can get busy and lose their  processor power  but the other day i  watched a computer hard drive be eaten by a worm and some trojans it just lost all function as the hard drive was overwritten
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You've got too much stuff going on and it can't handle everything -- you probably run out of memory.  Try limiting the number of open windows and programs you have running; it should help.
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Did it just start to happen or is it been a slow slide to this point? If it has just all of a sudden started happening - it is a virus or spyware. If it has been a slow creep over a long period of time - then it is likely that you have too many junk programs running and that is slowing your system down. Run a spyware scan and anti-virus scan and if it comes back clean - you can either start removing programs (Add/Remove programs in Control Panel) or find a freeware/shareware program like Ace Utilities to remove unwanted programs
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Go to "start".."run"....type in msconfig and check out your settings under "startup" and uncheck anything that might be slowing your computer down.\n\nHope this helps
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If you have backed up your important files (hopefully) I would suggest reinstalling Windows. If you have important files or email that you have not backed up then I would suggest calling a local computer repair shop and tell them what is going on. The processes we use to get a pc back up and running would take a long time to explain in a forum like this. It can take anywhere from an hour or more to get a computer backed up, cleaned of spyware and viruses, windows updated, etc - it is all dependent on your pc and what is going on with it - there are no easy answers.\nIt could be a hardware problem, but software problems are 10 times as likely. Good luck.
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Run a Spyware scan, which is probably the number one reason for a slow computer these days.  The Yahoo toolbar has a good one, powered by Pest Patrol.  There are other free ones available at http://www.download.com/  The best two free ones IMO are Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D.\n\nAfter you run one or more of these, also do a virus check, a disk defrag and other tweaks, and you should be back to normal.  If ALL ELSE fails, back up what you can, and reinstall Windows.  If that doesn't work, it's a hardware problem.\n\nGood luck!
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The problem is most likely with work email provider. Outlook is a client. You will need to talk to the people that run the server.
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Do you have an up to date anti virus prog installed ?\nHave you anti spyware programs installed.?\nDo you know how to Defragment your computer ?\nDo you know how to use disc clean up ?\n\nIf you answer No to any of these questions then  there is a big possibility you have either a virus or spyware or overloaded hard drive.that is causing these problems.
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Try getting a faster processor. I just bought a 2.4GHZ laptop Pentium 4 and office opens SUPER FAST! FASTER than my 1.3 GHz Laptop!Also, I have 512 MB RAM.
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Virus Scan. Spyware Scan (and removal). Defrag. Run fewer programs. Get rid of Windows :D.