Re: Problem with Entourage 2004 - Entourage constantly crashes

On 2/7/08 9:59 AM, in article ee7c495.21@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"bernadette" <bernadette> wrote:

> Rebuilding my data base worked fine with my Mac (system 10.3.9) and
microsoft
> Office 2004.
> I had to do it twice in 2 days.
> After restarting the computer, hold the alt key and go fint Entourage in
the
> applications->Office 2004. Sitll holding the key, click twice on
Entourage and
> then you get the tool for checking the data base and reparing it if
necessary.

That's Option key on a Mac.  :-)

> As far as I am concerned, I am planning to do this once a week!

Definitely NOT a good idea.

It is not recommended that you rebuild your database as regular
maintenance.
Rebuilding should not be considered as a substitute for an adequate
backup.
You are encouraged to back up critical data on a regular basis.

Rebuilding should be avoided unless there is database corruption. Here's
what Jud Spencer [one of Entourage¹s developers] said on the issue:

There is a small benefit to compacting regularly. Entourage maintains
internal sort tables. Those sort tables are optimized on a compact.

However, you should only choose the rebuild option if your database is
damaged. Many people believe that rebuilding your database will protect
you
from future corruption. That just isn¹t the case.

-- 
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/>