A very simple solution - ditch Entourage and use Mail. John Thompson On 02/02/2010, at 7:42 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:
> Yes, Entourage is left running all day for the usual email correspondence > that we all use, so quitting Entourage (and all other Microsoft apps) is not > really practical – the back up starts whenever it likes to and maybe I could > extend that to daily backups – timed to occur at 2AM – is that possible? > > Any advice on how I can escape the hang that comes when backup overlaps use > of the Microsoft apps gratefully appreciated. > > Thanks for the link Ronni. > > Regards > > Peter.. > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Severin Crisp > Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 10:48 PM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: Entourage bug > > Interesting. I have Word and Excel from Office 2008 always running but have > no problems with hourly Time Machine backups (Leopard). I do not use > Entourage at all. > Severin Crisp > > On 01/02/2010, at 9:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > From Microsoft support you must quit all Microsoft Applications before > backing up. > "backing up hourly you must quit quit All Microsoft applications (Entourage, > Word, Excel, PowerPoint, My Day, Office Reminders, Messenger) and the > Microsoft Database daemon before backing up. See article Quit all Microsoft > applications before backing up" > > <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/04/quit_all_microsoft_applications_before_backing_up.html> > > Also, force shutting down your your MacBook is NOT recommended. > > Sent from Ronni's iPhone > > On 01/02/2010, at 8:42 PM, "Crisp, Peter" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have noticed what I believe is a bug in Entourage (Office 2008). I have a >> Macbook 13” 1 month old so running Snow Leopard. I also have a Time Capsule. >> When the hourly backup is running AND at the same time I attempt to Attach a >> file to an email I am preparing, it all hangs up solid. >> Option/Command/Escape allows me to crash Entourage which reports as “Not >> Responding” but I have only been able to get back to ‘normal’ by a forced >> crash by holding down the Power button and starting again. >> >> This seems a bit savage but I am not aware of a more elegant solution. >> >> Is this a bug that anyone else has noted and any tips for elegantly >> restoring the balance without savagely crashing the machine and in turn >> interrupting the backup as well? >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Peter… >> >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> Peter Crisp, Associate, BE Mech >> HATCH >> (Phone + 61 8 9428 5437 >> 2Fax + 61 8 9428 5555 >> ÈMob 0402 001 019 >> ?E-mail [email protected] >> Website <http://www.hatch.com.au/> >> >> >> >> N O T I C E - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the >> individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information >> which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. 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