Re: won't start: message store?
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/18/04
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:02:52 -0400
Daniel, please include all of the previous message in your replies. Thank
you.
> I have found where the dbx files are on XP and moved them to another
> directory. That did not help.
Why did you do that? What ones did you move? Do *not* move anything else!
Kath, I believe, wanted you to find and look into this:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/errors.htm#readonly
In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
hidden. To view (and find) these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
'Show Hidden Files and Folders' under Start>Control Panel>Folder
Options>View.
Find your OE/WinXP store (Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder) and see if
all the DBX files are marked Read Only. You may highlight all
(CTRL+A)>Right-click>Properties> and uncheck the Read Only attributes.
Note that your Address Book (http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm)
may also be marked Read Only.
If your Win98 OE's folders have gone missing:
Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
current Identity's store. Write it down.
In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are *not*
located in your current store will most likely be those from your Win98
identity. You can Import them using File>Import>Messages....
Also see:
Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;q313055
If you use OL for mail, why are you opening OE? If you're opening a
separate instance of OE to access the newsgroups, consider using the 'OL
Newsreade'r (yes, it's a poorly disguised OE but nevermind that). See OL
Help for, er..., help with this.
NB: When you are using the "OL Newsreader" and you get a prompt asking to
make OE the default newsreader, you should choose "No" ...but it's OK for OE
to be listed as the default in IE Tools>Internet Options>Programs. (Don't
ask! <g>).
-- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx WinXP SP2 Release Notes http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;835935 AumHa Forums http://forum.aumha.org Daniel L Newhouse wrote: > I just upgraded from win98SE to XP with the upgrade version of XP. > Outlook Express won't start on my computer and I get the following > message when I attempt to use it (I use Outlook for email which works > fine). > > "Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to > open the Outlook Express message store. Your computer may be out of > memory or your disk is full. Contact Microsoft support for futher > assistance." > > Outlook Express 6 was working fine in Win98SE and it had all the > updates. I have a backup of my Outlook Express messages from win98SE. > If I were to put them on my computer in the correct location would > that fix the problem? > > Related issue, at the end of the installation process Windows asked me > to enter my name for the multiple user logon feature. But when I > first logged or restarted (I forget what order things happened in) > Windows said that it couldn't find some ini file and there never has > been a log on selection when I boot up. I have upgraded XP home on an > Me machine before (much better than what I have) and I remember being > given a log on screen every time the machine booted up, even when > there was only one person. > > Can anyone help? I have the sick feeling I will need some real tech > support for this problem.
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