"WMS Idle" error on shutdown

I am getting a "WMS Idle" window on shutdown (OS is XP
Home SP2). After I hit "End Now," it still takes 5-10
minutes to shutdown. If I try to start Outlook, all
instances will wither hang or not show up at all, and then
will all pop up after I end the WMS Idle task. In Event
Viewer, I get messages indicating one task is trying to
read registry values that another task is still using.

I tried uninstalling the Windows Messenger service and
performing Detect and Repair on Outlook, but it didn't
solve the problem. I ran a NAV,MS Spyware and
Search&Destroy scans and saw no problems.

Does anyone have ideas as to what could be causing this?

-Thanks! Lloyd Matthews

I'm having exactly the same problem, exept that OS is W2k SP4, Outlook Version is: Outlook 2000 SP3.

Interesting detail, if I let run a ping all the time, it never fails to ping a server, but still, some applications face network problems, like outlook and also Lotus Sametime.

Every morning, I have to boot twice. In my company I'm docking my laptop (dynamic IP address via DHCP) into the docking station, boot => outlook hangs. shutdown => have to kill WMS idle, rebbot => everything is fine.

that's so weird, but still reproducable. every hint for a resolution welcome!