Re: delete key slow to delete in OE only

From: Obantec Support (usenet_at_NOSPAMobantec.com)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:19:06 -0000

Hi

inbox is empty, i use rules and most emails get put in folders.(how else can
you organise you life).
Sent items i took to mean just that!. ok i created a new folder for the sent
items and moved them across.

Background compacting is off.

Still the same.

Mark 

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"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:usBS7lcDEHA.240@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages.  Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of
all
> OE folders while "working offline".  More at
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.
>
> Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
> corruption.  Disable it.  It provides no additional protection.
> -- 
> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
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>
> Obantec Support wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Win 2000 sp4
> >
> > if i make a typo and use the delete key outlook slows down and sometimes
> > because of this delay i end up deleting too much. Seems like around a 1
> > second delay per char.
> >
> > This only happens in Outlook Express.
> > any other M$ program like Notepad or word are Fine.
> >
> > Same version OE on XP Home is fine.
> >
> > Mark
>

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