If you have ever tried to backup your Outlook PST file, you know that you have to close down Outlook before you can do this. Since I back up my network automatically at night, I got tired of trying to remember to shut Outlook down every night and wrote this little utility.

Just use the built-in Windows Task Scheduler utility (in XP: Start > Accessories > System Tools > Scheduled Tasks) to run closeoutlook.exe just before your backup runs.

Requirements:

· Outlook