ID: Q185819
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After starting Microsoft Outlook 97 for the first time the computer may stop responding (hang) with the message "Creating Sample Items" displayed.
You are using a Compaq Presario computer with the Compaq Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) service implemented in the Telephony control panel.
Disable the Compaq TAPI service. To disable the telephony service, follow these steps.
1. Quit Outlook if it is currently open.
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Telephony.
4. Click "Compaq Telephony Service Provider," click Remove, and click OK.
5. Close Control Panel, and restart your computer.
Presario is manufactured by Compaq, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
For more information on Compaq TAPI issues, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Article-ID: Q176475
Title : OL97: Editing Contact Phone Number Causes IPF in Mso97.dll
Keywords : EvnOdr EvnHdwr StpErr
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprbLast Reviewed: February 12, 1999