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 22:57:29 -0500

For WinXP
\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
GUID is the long number for your identity.

-- 
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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"Bill P" <BillP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3EA90642-C9E2-47ED-A484-DED0428F350C@microsoft.com...
>I did set the search to look for hiddenfiles and folders. I am pretty good 
>at
> following instructions, still search did not find any .dbx files at all. 
> Can
> you comment on what the store file is in Windows Explorer. I saw nothing
> labled that way.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> -- 
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup.  Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>
>>
>> "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
>> >> Please respond in Newsgroup.  Do not send email
>> >> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> >> Protect your PC
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "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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