Pdf attachments are very slow opening on outlook 2010. Oct 05, 2012 she has a lot of programs on it and it took a long time to setup so when it came time to get her upgraded to windows 7 i did an upgrade from xp to windows 7 pro. When using outlook for sending and receiving emails, make sure none of the. A banner at the top says it is opening in protected view, and is extremely painful and slow. I have tried emptying the outlook temp file location on their computers. So this corruption does not occur on the email server. Attachments are vital to outlook email communication as this facility helps users to share documents among them. Microsoft outlook 2007 64bit, microsoft outlook 2010 64bit, microsoft outlook 20 64bit.
You can make these changes to work around a specific problem. Is there a way i can fix this problem, so that i can just open. As a result, users with mailboxes larger than 1 gb. Outlook 2010 opening excel attachment is very slow. Pdf attachments are taking 1520 seconds to open in outlook 2010. I have one user that cannot print pdfs from outlook without opening each one individually. Knowledge base opening links and attachments are slow in. Solved outlook 2010 unable to open attachment cannot. Subsequant openings of the same file or attaching the same file has a normal response.
Your computer may not have the programs necessary to open some attachments. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. It seemed to help a little, but nothing significant. Cannot open pdf files in microsoft outlook techrepublic.
We have outlook set up so that it can only be accessed when connected to our vpn when outside of our lan. However, before you make these changes, we recommend that you evaluate the risks that are associated with implementing. Outlook takes long time to open attachment microsoft community. When it opens it saves to the desktop and then i have to open it from there. Select com addins in the manage list in the addins section and click go. Even in safe mood pdf are dead slow to open with outlook 2010, while all other attachments are working fine. Troubleshoot attachment problems in outlook outlook. Jul 16, 2010 not able to send email with attacment outlook 2010 hi, i am facing one issue with ms outlook 2010 on windows 7 enterprise that i am not able send attachment using outlook 2010 but able to send emails without attachements. Pdf attachments slow to open in outlook 2010 installation. I have a mac book pro recently bought but download seems to be very slow on this computer. In outlook 2010 attachments opened are read only you cant edit of. Outlook 20 attachments slow to download and images are corrupt. Im using windows 10 for quiet a long time on 3 devices.
If youre using outlook for windows, see fixes or workarounds for recent issues in outlook for windows if youre having problems accessing outlook. Sep 10, 2014 when you try to open an attachment in microsoft outlook on a computer thats running windows 7 or windows server 2008 r2, the process takes longer than expected. When trying to open attachments i get the message, outlook is trying to retrieve data from the microsoft exchange server im using outlook 2007 and its take about 3 mins to open a 2mb file. Find solutions to common attachment problems in outlook. File attachments can be viewed in the reading pane or in the body of an email message without opening another program. The screenshot of the notification in outlook 2010. May 11, 2011 hi my problem is very very slow attachment downloads on mac mail 4. Here are the most common causes as to why attachments cant be opened and. Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their informationdriven world. It has something to do with outlook on certain computers. Not able to send email with attacment outlook 2010 windows. Outlook is really slow going from folder to folder december. Excel attachments slow to open in outlook 2007 techrepublic. Rightclick the folder you want to create the file in, and then click properties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions for the folder.
You can disable the protected view property to open attachments fast in outlook. Outlooks performance takes a hit when mailbox folders and calendars contain more than 5,000 items. Outlook 2010 is running slow smartermail troubleshooting. This file originated as an email attachment and might be unsafe. Jan 26, 2009 hey john, we are running outlook 2007 with a exchange 2003 server, it is only the attachments and links that takes forever to open. Outlook will to try to connect to every drive before it will let you insert attachments. The issue is after quick printing is selected the adobe acrobat dc application automatically. Recently, i have had 4 separate users complain about how slow attachments are opening when connected via vpn. Either you have microsoft security essentials installed, your antivirus such as avg has an outlook add in that scans attachments or another add in is affecting the performance of outlook.
I downgraded the version of the nod32 antivirus in an attempt to provide the pc with more ressources but to no avail. Outlook 2010 is very slow when she first opens and tries to send emails. Attachments bugs, conflicts and general problems crashes, stalls and quits. I have a user that cant open any attachments in outlook 2010. Sorry for the delay, i got busy with a few things yesterday. If you open the same exact email through the web portal then it opens fine. Creating pdf in outlook 2010 w jpg attachment jpg does not attach. Outlook 2002 and earlier versions of outlook allowed you to create linked attachments by using the insert file command. Advice if any one has faced and fix the same issue. When i receive an email with an attachment pdf, word, or excel, i double click on the attachment to open it.
Nov 25, 2012 outlook has always been slow when using mapped drives, even when you arent going to use the mapped drive in outlook. You can print attachments from an open email message or from the. Quick print issues with acrobat dc and outlook 2010. Jan 17, 2012 i am using office 2010 and have a problem thati thought would be easy to fix but i was wrong. Oct 10, 2011 when attempting to open an attachment in an outlook message you receive the following error. But sometimes email attachments take too much time to open. If issue persists, you may create a new profile in outlook and check the results. Answered by a verified tech support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. When im trying to open an attached excel document in outlook 2010, it opens excel and then i have to wait 4560 seconds before the sheet is opening in excel.
Error opening attachments cleaning out the temporary outlook. However, these steps are little complicated, but proved useful to many users. Outlook 2010 is running slow smartertools portal smartertools. To steve, i dont have it starting outlook automatically on windows startup and may not start outlook for minutes or hours after bootup. Cant open attachments like jpg in mail outlook windows. Attachments with size more than 40kb were remaining in outbox and outlook goes to not responding state. How to fix unable to open outlook attachment issue in ms. When he opens excel, word and pdf attachments, they open very slowly. It takes outlook 35 minutes to open up the application.
Get error messages when opening files directly from outlook or just want to view whats in the temp folder of outlook. Outlook 2010 slow in opening attachments microsoft community. If the outlook attachment that is opening slowly is a microsoft office file usually an ms word or excel document, then it is possible that protected view for outlook attachments is enabled. Office document attachments open in protected view in outlook. In case, the outlook files still show errors then fix the issue by utilizing third party outlook repair tool like kernel for outlook pst repair. My problem is very very slow attachment downloads on mac mail. Problem with outlook 2010 very slow opening, then freezes after i open an email.
How to print attachments received in email messages outlook 2010. Youll need to make this change in excels andor words trust center, not within outlook. Though there are different reasons behind the slow opening of attachments, many of them can be solved from the user end itself. Moving mailboxes easy enough, routing between both servers succesful. Outlook attachments slow to open solutions experts exchange. Either you have microsoft security essentials installed, your antivirus such as avg has an outlook add in. Problem with outlook 2010very slow opening, then freezes. Outlook office 2010 pdf attachments not opening solved. Computer run very slow or even freeze when attaching pdf files on. Describes how to troubleshoot performance issues in microsoft outlook. I have tried opening outlook in safe mode and that doesnt work. They can open word, excel and pdf attachments in outlook 2007.
If one of the reasons behind slow opening of outlook attachments is this, follow the steps jotted below. You cannot open linked file attachments in outlook. However, this was only possible with messages that are formatted by using rich text. Dec 19, 2010 outlook is really slow going from folder to folder by susanroc dec 21, 2010 12. Click file types button select the attachment file type, click on advanced. You can print attachments in microsoft outlook 2010 without opening them. Pdf attachments slow to open in outlook 2010 edit answer for another 7 minute something to consider when using outlook 2010. Im guessing this is probably another thing to add to the list of failures with outlook 2010.
Allows you to open attachments blocked by microsoft outlook email security. User can follow the abovediscussed steps to open outlook attachments themselves without requiring any additional help. Pdf attachement errors with outlook 2010 outlook forums by. When the deletion process is completed, open ms outlook and see if your problem is solved. Common reasons why email attachments wont open and.
Respone is also very slow when attachiung pdf files to email. Choose the dropdown arrow to the right of the attachment icon to open the attachment menu. Cannot print pdf attachments from outlook 2010 without opening. And all have the same problem i cant open most of attachments in the incoming mails in outlook mail program. May 29, 2015 when i try to open a spreadsheet that is attached to an email, it takes 58 minutes for excel to open the file. Choose the drop down arrow to the right of the attachment icon to open the attachment menu. Important this article contains a section that shows how to help lower security settings or how to turn off security features on a computer.
Opening an attachment in outlook takes longer than expected. I found where turning off dde in folder options file types extension edit. Hi a client of mine is complaining about how slow to open attachments word, excel, pdf are under outlook 20 on an hp 3000 pc. This week ive noticed that outlook 2007 was very slow to open messages that had attachments. However, you can insert hyperlinks in the body of the message instead. This feature is not available in newer versions of outlook. For example, it may take more than 30 seconds to open a small text file attachment. When opening a file in windows explorer, you can right click and choose to open with, that is you can. In some cases the internet service or the email provider may scan the incoming emails for malicious code and then remove all attachments that considered suspicious or unsafe. To change your default browser, see change your default browser in windows 10. Outlook very slow opening attachments symantec connect. Outlook 2010 was installed and not upgraded from office 2007.
Outlook 2010 cannot open attachments outlook forums by. The best windows 10 apps you need on your computer. Windows just updated outlook with many updates and now i cannot open any attachments. However, now attachments are slow to open from exchange 2007. The problem is usually, if not always, there on first sendreceive. When trying to attach a file to a message or open a link within a message outlook it is very slow or stops responding. By default, outlook 2010 downloads both the emails and the attachments for every folder. Jun 14, 2017 june 14, 2017 i have outlook 2010 in my registry, i have setup to use level1remove so i can open attachments. This article applies to recent versions of smartermail. If the outlook attachment that is opening slowly is a microsoft office file usually an ms word or excel document, then it is possible that protected. On a different computer in outlook 2010 the file will open fine. As a result, users with mailboxes larger than 1 gb may find that outlook takes a long time to.