Hi
one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes over
half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
thank you
MS

Re: Identities by Diane

Diane
Fri Dec 07 17:53:42 PST 2007

On 12/7/07 2:19 PM, in article u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
"Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote:

> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes over
> half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
> thank you

It's impossible to open more than one Identity at a time. I'm guessing you
mean 387 windows are opening.

Look in Documents folder --> Microsoft User Data folder --> Office 2004
Identities folder. How many Identities do you see there?

If you move the Identity (named Main by default) to the desktop and
re-launch Entourage does it open with a new Identity? Did just one window
open?

If yes, then move your Identity back to the MUD folder and rebuild the
database. I believe the preference for open windows is in the database. IF
not move the Microsoft folder in User's Library Preferences folder to the
desktop and rename it. Let Entourage create a new preferences folder.

Let me know how this works.

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>



Re: Identities by martin

martin
Fri Dec 07 23:43:24 PST 2007

Hi Diane
many thanks, I should have also added :
two identities in the MUD folder DES and MAIN, and the 1-387 windows are
named DES Identity 1, 2, 3 etc
I will not be able to carry out your instructions until I revisit this
person on Monday
rgds
MS

"Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:C37F3926.9205%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org...
> On 12/7/07 2:19 PM, in article u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
> "Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote:
>
>> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes
>> over
>> half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
>> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
>> thank you
>
> It's impossible to open more than one Identity at a time. I'm guessing you
> mean 387 windows are opening.
>
> Look in Documents folder --> Microsoft User Data folder --> Office 2004
> Identities folder. How many Identities do you see there?
>
> If you move the Identity (named Main by default) to the desktop and
> re-launch Entourage does it open with a new Identity? Did just one window
> open?
>
> If yes, then move your Identity back to the MUD folder and rebuild the
> database. I believe the preference for open windows is in the database. IF
> not move the Microsoft folder in User's Library Preferences folder to the
> desktop and rename it. Let Entourage create a new preferences folder.
>
> Let me know how this works.
>
> --
> Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
>
>



Re: Identities by Diane

Diane
Sat Dec 08 00:19:54 PST 2007

On 12/7/07 11:43 PM, in article Oe9yG4WOIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
"martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> two identities in the MUD folder DES and MAIN, and the 1-387 windows are
> named DES Identity 1, 2, 3 etc

This is all the same Identity. First try option click on the red close
button to see if that will close all windows.

If I remember correctly the other person that reported this crashed and
wasn't able try this option.

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>



Re: Identities by martin

martin
Sat Dec 08 00:55:12 PST 2007

Thanks Diane
will try that with trepidation
will advise on Monday
thks
MS

"Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:C37F93AA.9237%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org...
> On 12/7/07 11:43 PM, in article Oe9yG4WOIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
> "martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> two identities in the MUD folder DES and MAIN, and the 1-387 windows are
>> named DES Identity 1, 2, 3 etc
>
> This is all the same Identity. First try option click on the red close
> button to see if that will close all windows.
>
> If I remember correctly the other person that reported this crashed and
> wasn't able try this option.
>
> --
> Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
>
>



Re: Identities by martin

martin
Tue Dec 11 01:11:23 PST 2007

Diane,
thank you - solution was to remove Entourage preferences file, then manually
close each one of the 387 windows until
the final one remained. Exit from Entourage, Options/Entourage - Rebuild
Database
Open Entourage - super - only one window opens
and BTW when using the Options key and try to close all windows - it did
crash
Regards
MS

"Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi
> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes
> over half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
> thank you
> MS
>



Re: Identities by Diane

Diane
Tue Dec 11 01:44:41 PST 2007

Do you remember exactly which Entourage preference file you deleted?

I really appreciate the feedback. I'll be sure to document this problem.

--
Diane


On 12/11/07 1:11 AM, in article ewVvSX9OIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
"martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Diane,
> thank you - solution was to remove Entourage preferences file, then manually
> close each one of the 387 windows until
> the final one remained. Exit from Entourage, Options/Entourage - Rebuild
> Database
> Open Entourage - super - only one window opens
> and BTW when using the Options key and try to close all windows - it did
> crash
> Regards
> MS
>
> "Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes
>> over half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
>> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
>> thank you
>> MS
>>
>
>

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>



Re: Identities by martin

martin
Sat Dec 15 13:30:43 PST 2007

Hi Diane
t'was in Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Entourage Preferences
Rgds
Martin Shaw



"Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:C3839C09.9621%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org...
> Do you remember exactly which Entourage preference file you deleted?
>
> I really appreciate the feedback. I'll be sure to document this problem.
>
> --
> Diane
>
>
> On 12/11/07 1:11 AM, in article ewVvSX9OIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
> "martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Diane,
>> thank you - solution was to remove Entourage preferences file, then
>> manually
>> close each one of the 387 windows until
>> the final one remained. Exit from Entourage, Options/Entourage - Rebuild
>> Database
>> Open Entourage - super - only one window opens
>> and BTW when using the Options key and try to close all windows - it did
>> crash
>> Regards
>> MS
>>
>> "Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote in message
>> news:u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi
>>> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes
>>> over half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
>>> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
>>> thank you
>>> MS
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
>
>



Re: Identities by Diane

Diane
Sat Dec 15 16:41:08 PST 2007

Thanks!! Entered the solution on the Troubleshooting page:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/crashes.html#crash45>

--
Diane

On 12/15/07 1:30 PM, in article u4rZDH2PIHA.4136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl,
"martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Hi Diane
> t'was in Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Entourage Preferences
> Rgds
> Martin Shaw
>
>
>
> "Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:C3839C09.9621%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org...
>> Do you remember exactly which Entourage preference file you deleted?
>>
>> I really appreciate the feedback. I'll be sure to document this problem.
>>
>> --
>> Diane
>>
>>
>> On 12/11/07 1:11 AM, in article ewVvSX9OIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
>> "martin shaw" <marty.shaw@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Diane,
>>> thank you - solution was to remove Entourage preferences file, then
>>> manually
>>> close each one of the 387 windows until
>>> the final one remained. Exit from Entourage, Options/Entourage - Rebuild
>>> Database
>>> Open Entourage - super - only one window opens
>>> and BTW when using the Options key and try to close all windows - it did
>>> crash
>>> Regards
>>> MS
>>>
>>> "Martin Shaw" <martin.shaw@virgin.net> wrote in message
>>> news:u39$98ROIHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi
>>>> one of my clients has Office 2004 and his entourage when opens - takes
>>>> over half an hour and loads 387 identities please advise on
>>>> how to remove these and prevent this from happening.
>>>> thank you
>>>> MS

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>