Re: Why Messages Go In and Stay In Outbox?

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From: bulletx (bulletx_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 08:11:03 -0700

Hi PA Bear.

I do have that registry key (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4) but i do not have the DWORD UseOutlook.

In that registry key I have 4 string values: (Default), FirstRun, OlkContactRefresh, and OlkFolderRefresh. Their values respectfully are: Value Not Set, 1, 0, 0.

There is a subfolder within that registry key, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name, whose value lists the location of my address book:
C:\Documents and Settings\Bulletx\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\Bulletx.wab.

I even searched my registry for "UseOutlook" and found nothing.

This really sucks. Any other ideas?

Thanks again for your help.

Stephen

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Do you have this Registry key?...
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER
> \Software
> \Microsoft
> \WAB
> \WAB4
>
> If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook and is its value set
> to 1 (one)?
>
> If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts with
> Outlook, even if you don't use it (can happen with the install of Office).
> Change the value to 0 (zero) and see if all is well after rebooting. (If
> that DWORD is not present, don't create it, and don't alter any other DWORD
> values.)
>
> Note that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while sharing was
> enabled will not be available (displayed) in Address Book when sharing is
> disabled.
>
> cf. http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm#share
> --
> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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>
> bulletx wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply PA Bear.
> >
> > I have Office XP Pro installed.
> >
> > I did not install "Outlook" and it is not on my harddrive at all as far
> > as I can tell.
> > --
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> Do you also have MS Office or MS Outlook installed?
> >> --
> >> bulletx wrote:
> >>> I already tried all of your tips but it did not help.
> >>>
> >>> I'm really puzzled by the OE applets' run from IE, having my sent
> >>> messages stalled out in the Outbox! Some other internal setting must be
> >>> in play here, but I can't see one from any option menu so far.
> >>>
> >>> Need more help on this one!!!
> >>>
> >>> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
> >>>> 1) Select Tools, Options, Send and make sure that Send Immediately is
> >>>> check.
> >>>>
> >>>> 2) Check your settings in Outlook Express at Tools, Accounts,
> >>>> Mail/News, Properties, Connection for each mail and news account. One
> >>>> or more of the accounts may be set to always dial a specific
> >>>> connection. You don't want that with DSL.
> >>>> --
> >>>>> A little background info: Have Windows XP Pro, Outlook Express 6,
> >>>>> Internet Explorer 6,
> >>>> Zone Alarm Pro 5 with Antivirus Suite, internal Lucent analog modem,
> >>>> and SBC DSL service with an external Efficient modem All software is
> >>>> updated. Harddrive appears clean of viruses and trojans after checking
> >>>> with multiple programs. Fresh reformat and reinstall of OS two weeks
> >>>> ago.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> OE works perfectly when it is started up by itself, performing as
> >>>>> expected when using
> >>>> its functions from within the application. My problem occurs when I
> >>>> use the Mail button in Internet Explorer to do anything but Read Mail
> >>>> (i.e. load Outlook Express). If in Internet Explorer and click on
> >>>> Mail then either New Message, Send Link or Send Page, or, when on a
> >>>> website with a graphic I want to send to friends and right click on
> >>>> the picture and select Email Picture, the sent message goes to the
> >>>> Outbox and stays there until I load Outlook Express. The message then
> >>>> gets sent because I have Outlook Express setup to automatically
> >>>> Send/Receive messages when loaded. No error messages are given and I
> >>>> can't seem to find a setting anywhere to change this behavior. I have
> >>>> also seen the Dialer Window pop up where it appears to be trying to
> >>>> establish an analog dialup connection for the email even though DSL is
> >>>> connected and working.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have tried deleting Outbox.dbx but the problem remains. Read
> >>>>> several Microsoft
> >>>> Knowledge Base articles, like 262052, but nothing helps yet. The
> >>>> articles point me in the direction of OE thinking there is no
> >>>> connection available so it holds the messages in the Outbox until a
> >>>> "connection" is made, but, I am logged online with my DSL.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So, the problem is running OE applets out of IE. Everything works
> >>>>> fine within the fully
> >>>> loaded OE application. What I want, and the way it used to be, was for
> >>>> these messages I have created while in IE to be sent immediately upon
> >>>> clicking the Send button, without them getting stuck in the Outbox and
> >>>> having to open up OE before they are sent.
>
>

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