I recently started using Outlook 2007 with my Google Apps Premier for Business because I wanted to create an HTML Signature I could use in emails.
After getting it all setup, I noticed speed and high CPU usage of the Outlook.exe process.
From what I can tell, it seems that the issue is the way Outlook 2007 handles PST and OST files and that somehow, the Search Indexer causes problems, so I looked for a way to kill the search process altogether.
Requirements for this Fix: Microsoft Vista, Outlook 2007
Step by Step Screen Caps
Written Instructions are further down if you need them
Step by Step Written Instructions
- Close Outlook
- Control Panel..Search.. Change how Windows Searches
- Click Microsoft Office Outlook..click Modify
- Accept the Security Warning
- Click the Profile in the top section and place a check mark next to the Outlook Profile you want excluded from Indexing
- Click OK once.
- If you have done things correctly, you should see your Outlook Profile excluded from indexing.
- So far it’s working for me
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