Outlook "not responsding" and generally sluggish:

Been having some problems with Outlook Exchange over the past month or so and cannot figure out what it is. I think I am noticing slowness across the board on my laptop (e6400-Latitude) but im not sure yet.

Ive checked the following:

Internet connection/exchange connection (everything appears fine)
OST and PST files (no overload here)
Add-ons (nothing)
My computer's performance (all is good; dual cores/4 gigs of ram)

Everything else seems fine but Outlook keeps freezing.

Any ideas?

 

Try this:

http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/outlook/faster-outlook.html

or:

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/outlook-2007-slow/

or Google "outlook slow"

 

Try defragmenting your hard disk.

 

Good, free defragging program?

 

There is literally no difference between 3rd party defraggers and the built-in utility that comes with Windows. If you need something that shows you progress unlike Vista or 7, try Auslogics Disk Defrag.