Also disable email scanning of antivirus software. See
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
steve
<bobmedlock@email.com> wrote in message
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>I have a new computer with Vista OS. I installed Outlook 2000 but it
> worked poorly. My Microsoft mail downloads POP3 email fine but is
> ubelieably slow Loading my address book (imported from Outlook) can
> take 5 to 10 minutes for each new email. To get a reply screen can
> also take 5 minutes or so,
>