Re: OutLook Express Locked UP

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/07/04


Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:54:44 -0500

With Windows 2000 and Windows XP the DBX files are hidden and you will have
to set Search to search hien files and folders.

Delete Folders.dbx

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"Bill P" <BillP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2E6F5DC6-3E0E-410E-B94E-392F725DDCD5@microsoft.com...
>I am afraid I am in over my head but would like to try to continue. Please
> understand OE opens but is frozen and will not process. I can see the 
> normal
> opening page of OE but can't navigate on the screen and OS does not 
> respond.
> I am confused aabout the store folder. I do not have anything labled store
> folder in Windows Explorer, mine upens to My Documents with it' list of
> folders. Also I can not find any .dbx files through the described search
> process. Can you enlighten me at all or am I hopeless. I have begun to use
> Netscape mail while working on OE and it is working fine. Thank you.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:
>
>> See
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#nostart
>>
>> -- 
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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>>
>> "Bill P" <BillP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D408F078-BD8E-41A6-A935-F7BDF70F9285@microsoft.com...
>> > OutLook Express locked up and does not respond, was on XP Home SP1,
>> > installed
>> > SP2 stayed same, did repair of IE and OE per 318378 and Outlook Express
>> > still
>> > does not respond. Can any one help on this?
>> > -- 
>> > Bill P
>>
>>
>> 


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