Re: Weird OE issue: inbox count innacurate

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From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.invalid)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 19:30:19 -0700

Move all the messages you wish to save from the Inbox to a local folder.
Then close Outlook Express, do a file search for Inbox.dbx and delete it.
When you reopen Outlook Express a new, uncorrupted Inbox will be created.

BTW, is all that crossposting really needed? 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
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"Dean" <dean1199@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:7VRtc.7528$js4.928@attbi_s51...
> Hi Alias,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion...I just tried compacting all folders. At this
> time, my inbox says 26 new messages, but there are none in there...
>
>
> Dean.
>
> "Alias" <maskedandanonymous@aka.com> wrote in message
> news:2hq4o6FgelieU1@uni-berlin.de...
> : When was the last time you compacted your messages?
> :
> : Alias
> :
> : "Dean" <dean1199@yahoo.com> wrote
> :
> : > Hi Everyone,
> : >
> : > The first time this ha[end, I chalked it up to inbox corruption, but 
> it
> is
> : > happening more and more. The new message count [usually in blue font
> next
> : to
> : > inbox] says I have 10 messages in my inbox, but there are only 7 in
> there.
> : >
> : > Even after deleting them all, It still says there are 3 new messages,
> and
> : of
> : > course the inbox is empty...has anyone lese run into this? I did some
> : > searching in goggle but haven't been able to find anything.
> : >
> : > Any input will be appreciated.
> : >
> : > Thanks.
> : >
> : >
> : > Dean.
>
>

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