David: Supposedly, one of the .PST files in my Outlook program is at least 10 gigs in size, according to the computer tech guy in town here.
If you really don't think that's the issue, I'll certainly try to get rid of the add-ins as you suggest. Can you tell me how to accomplish that? I'm going to be away from the ailing computer for a few days because I will be out of town, but will try anything you suggest when I get back. Tom Behler -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of david Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 2:37 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major Outlook 2010 Problem hello there; although I do understand your delemma however, I don't think the problem of outlook sluggishness is to do with the size of the data file. I think perhaps the sluggishness has to do with what outlook ad-ins that are running when outlook is running. some of these ad-ins, can really make outlook run very slowly. you can turn off the ad-ins, and see how your outlook performs. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tom Behler Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 11:42 AM To: Jaws users list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Major Outlook 2010 Problem Hello, everyone. You may remember that, last week, I posted a quiry to the list regarding an increasingly sluggish Windows 7 desktop computer with Jaws, to the point that it became unusable. I originally thought the problem related to some sort of a virus I had gotten, since it seemed that something in internet explorer was constantly running. I think that might have been part of the problem, but after taking the computer to a local computer repair shop, it seems that the biggest problem is with Outlook 2010. I am not sure how he found this out, but the computer repair person indicated that my Outlook data file is unbelievably huge! It contains something like 10 gigs of material, and is constantly running, and trying to refresh itself. I access both my work and personal g-mail accounts via Outlook 2010, and am very good at deleting e-mails that are no longer of use to me. I also periodically check my all mail folder in my personal g-mail account to be sure that deleted e-mails are not showing up in there. I guess my question is this: Should I totally un-install Outlook 2010, and re-install it again? Or, is there some way I can correct this issue with my currrent version of Outlook 2010? My University currently uses Office 365, which I know contains a version of Outlook, so I'm wondering if that might be another way to go. The computer tech at my local computer repair shop advises me to forget outlook, and just access my personal g-mail via the g-mail web site, but I have not had the greatest luck navigating that web site with Jaws 14. I'm not sure if such an approach would work with my work e-mail account either. Any wisdom that can be shed on this issue would be appreciated. Thank you. Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
