ok, since I have installed lite step, and have not used it for quite a while. I have noticed that when I am on the lite shell. Outlook seems to take forever to load. ANy one know why? any alternatives methods around this problem?

thx. :)

I have no idea about outlook, i've never used it.
If your looking for an alternative to outlook, then may i suggest thunderbird. If not, im sorry I can't help.

no idea, maybe it's your system. I've used outlook for years, and litestep for the past 2+ of those years, with no problems.

Outlook Express loads fine on my system. I don't really know the normal difference between loading times in outlook and outlook express though.

well, before I loaded litestep it worked fine. It loaded at .5 seconds before. Now, its takes 30 seconds at estimate. FOr some reason. It has to load aim on though....

I had the same problem. I eventually got so fed up with it I switched to Thunderbird recently. The only problem is that you have to use a 3rd party application (I use Mr. Postman) to get mail from a hotmail account. Outlook did it internally, but Thunderbird needs external help. I wish outlook didn't take so long to load under litestep, but you CAN get by without it. Eudora also works, but I usually stay away from that pos. Good luck getting it working correctly.

if i'm reading this right, it's loading aol instant messenger on load? check this setting: tools/options/other/advanced options/add-in manager AND com add-ins and see if there is anything in either of those that is checked. sometimes programs can add in things that load on outlook load and if that is the case, those two places are where it'll be.

hope that helps.