Ask a new question

Can't open OneNote due previous session exiting

When I try to open my desktop OneNote, a dialogue box pops up with "A previous session of OneNote is still exiting. OneNote must wait for it to finish before it can start again."

How long am I supposed to wait? It's been hours! And I can't find any other way to access all my research material.

Anita.

 

You must end Onenote.exe process from task manager before you can reopen up OneNote again.

For information about how to end a process using Windows Task Manager follow the instructions provided in below mentioned article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323527

If the above mentioned steps were not helpful Restart the computer and then try to Re-open OneNote.

If you find this answer as helpful,MARK-HELPFUL,If fixes the issue MARK-ANSWERED....Cheers!!!

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

I found a dialogue box still waiting for an answer when I minimized my other screens. I cleared that box, then restarted the computer and everything came back.

 

The same thing has happened several times now although I don't know why. Each time, I've managed to get my notebooks back.

 

Thank you for the answer.

 

Anita.

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

Why is this happening in the first place and what can we do so we don't have to restart the computer?

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

I believe it's related to locking problems with shared notebooks.
Are you using a notebook on a shared drive, like we do?

We have this problem so often that we're looking for alternative applications for this reason alone.

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

The process cannot be ended from Task Manager, and Restarting the computer in this situation causes the whole system to hang, we have to hard-shutdown in order to get it working.

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

Then your case must be different from mine ... for me, killing the ONENOTE.EXE process always does the trick (I did it earlier today!)  (I'm using OneNote 2007 on Windows 7.)

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

2010 here, Windows 7x64 Enterprise and Office 2010 Pro Plus x32, both with service packs, etc.  I guess I'll try another thread :) thanks

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

I don't use notebooks but, I experience this error if I close OneNote, lock my computer, then unlock and use the next day. Additional to having this issue, when I do get the program back up (be it Task Manager or Re-boot) I usually loose the pages I edited/added.

Might I be so bold to say, OneNote SUCKS. Don't get me wrong it is an amazing concept and mostly reliable. But when you launch and program and boast how you don't need to save...... then 10% don't deliver, recognize there is a problem and add the darn Save function.


Sorry for the rant. The real reason for my reply is to ask, what programs are alternatives to this?

Thanks,

Was this reply helpful?

Sorry this didn't help.

Great! Thanks for your feedback.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback.

 
 

Question Info

Last updated February 7, 2023 Views 1,445 Applies to: