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Dear All,

I need assistance with a Win XP computer on the network. I runs MS Access database applications. While working in database mulitple applications open especially blank outlook and access window pop up and slow my computer down.

Can you please, help. Thanks.

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As requested more detail and described intermittent spawning of extra Outlook/Access windows that only clearing with a logoff, here are focused diagnostic steps and safe fixes to track down the cause.

When it next happens, collect evidence before rebooting. Note the exact time, open Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) and look in Application/System logs for errors at that timestamp. Use Task Manager to note which processes are running. Capture process-creation activity with Process Monitor so you can see the parent process that launched the extra windows; save the trace for analysis (Process Monitor). Use Autoruns to examine and temporarily disable non-Microsoft startup items, scheduled tasks, and shell extensions (Autoruns). Use msconfig to perform a clean-boot (disable all non-Microsoft services + startup items) to see if the problem disappears.

Check application-specific startup behavior. For Access, hold Shift while opening the database to bypass AutoExec/startup forms, inspect AutoExec macros, startup form code, missing VBA references and compile the project. Run Compact & Repair on the .mdb/.accdb. For Outlook, start in safe mode with outlook.exe /safe to rule out COM add-ins; inspect Rules and the Startup folder. If the issue only affects one Windows user, create a clean local user profile to isolate profile corruption or per-user startup scripts.

Scan for malware with up-to-date antivirus and an on-demand scanner (Malwarebytes or equivalent). If other instability exists (BSODs, random freezes) run a memory test (Memtest86) and check SMART for disk errors. Always back up data before changing registry or disabling services.

If traces from Procmon show a specific launcher (wscript, rundll32, a script, or a server-side logon script), that points to the exact source; save and share the Procmon PML and the Event Viewer entries for targeted help.

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Can you be more descriptive of the errors or pop-ups you are getting?

That would help, though my grasp of your problem is tightening. :cheesy:

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Hi ppalct,

Occassionally, 3 times today, my pc will open a large number of applications?? There is no common factor to this and in the last several months it has only happened twice. The only wat to clean up is to logoff/logon.

I have a Dell Optiplex-GX270 and I have been told that it could be the problem with the video card or memory. These applications (blank outlook and access) open up in seprate pop up windows but I can still manage to logoff/logon.

I hope this will help. Thanks. txeffend

Member Avatar for txeffend1

Can you be more descriptive of the errors or pop-ups you are getting?

That would help, though my grasp of your problem is tightening. :cheesy:

Hi pcpalct

Occassionally, 3 times today, my pc will open a large number of applications?? There is no common factor to this and in the last several months it has only happened twice. The only wat to clean up is to logoff/logon.

I have a Dell Optiplex-GX270 and I have been told that it could be the problem with the video card or memory. These applications (blank outlook and access) open up in seprate pop up windows but I can still manage to logoff/logon.

I hope this will help. Thanks. txeffend

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