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I have two keyboard languages, Swedish and American English. Normally, I switch language by hitting [alt]+[shift] and it works like a charm.

However, suddenly Microsoft Outlook has started to hang whenever I try to switch keyboard input language. Whenever i hit [alt]+[shift] or use the menu to switch language Outlook will hang indefinitely not responding.

Why? and what can I do about it?

I have English Windows 2000 and Outlook 2003 with the Google Search Desktop plugin.

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Solved after having the problem for a year, and suddenly getting the correct answer on a 3 month old question. :D –  Hugo Nov 11 '09 at 12:03

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Actually, if you recently installed the Microsoft Office Connector to access your Hotmail accounts, you'll have this problem. Unfortunately, you have to get rid of it in order to fix your Outlook. So far I haven't found workaround.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! The other answers where good, but did not solve my problem. Yours did! (Although, I didn't really have an outlook connector but an IMAP one.) –  Hugo Nov 11 '09 at 12:03

My first guess would be a bad addin. If it's a brand name computer you often have several Office addins that you don't know about.

To test if any of these are causing your problem go to Start, Run and type Outlook /safe and click Ok. Now try to create an email and switch the input language. If it works it's most likely a bad addin.

To disable com addins that's causing trouble you go to Tools, Options, Other, Advanced, Com Addins and remove everything from the list.

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If you haven't tried it already, run a "Repair." Also try to remember anything you have installed or uninstalled recently before the problem occurred. But I would go with my first suggestion.

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Got the same problem. Tested by ran in safemode and found out that the program can run as usual. So, I removed Addins. It works! I just installed Windows Lives Hotmail - Microsoft Outlook Connector. After remove, Outlook is OK. Thanks to you guys.

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if you install Outlook Connector 14.0 or later, you will have no issues with this. Thank you, gS

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Tried everything mentioned above none worked.

On another blog I found the cure :

Download connector beta version 14.1, not the standard 12.1 - doesn't do anything.

14.1 beta version solved the problem without me having to delete or uninstall anything

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