Re: SP2 and compacting question
From: Dudley Henriques (dhenriques_at_nowhere.invalid)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:13:26 -0400
Thank you
DH
"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:O2lpuFVpEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Also check this registry key value "Background Compaction" and set it
> to
> zero in case its not. Maybe background compaction is still getting
> invoked.
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> Express\5.0
>
> where GUID is the Identity number.
>
> steve
>
>
>
> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ugmPVoPpEHA.3172@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Bear;
>>
>> Pardon my typing mistakes. Good thing one of us is smart enough to
>> figure out what the hell I'm blabbing on about here :-)
>> I think I understand that auto compacting is gone, and after 100
>> closings I should be getting a prompt window asking if I want to
>> compact. I'm not sure exactly how the other part works in this
>> environment though (windows does it for you). Seems like that might
>> be
>> close to what's happening to me, although I haven't been counting the
>> closings.
>> As far as I can determine, I've changed nothing in settings. I've
>> been
>> manually compacting each night just before I shut down for the day.
>> In fact, for some time now, the last thing I do when closing OE for
>> the
>> night is to go to file/folders/compact all/ and do a manual compact.
>> The puzzling behavior is happening just once in a while....say every
>> couple of days or so. I'll be in the middle of a day of opening and
>> shutting down OE to check mail (I do this about once an hour; putting
>> the computer on standby in between) then bringing the computer up
>> again
>> and opening OE for a look at the server.
>> Once every several days or so, after I check the server and close OE,
>> as
>> the desktop appears, I get the compacting window showing the
>> compacting
>> taking place. I've done nothing to select it. What's indicative to
>> what
>> you have said about auto compacting not being available without a
>> prompt
>> window is the fact that this isn't a prompt at all, but plainly an
>> automatic compact taking place with no prompt.
>> Other than this, everything seems normal.
>> I'll read up on the suggested material, but I'm a real greenhorn with
>> identities and things. I've always just accepted what OE gave me, and
>> tried to keep out of it's way :-)
>> Any ideas on what could be causing this compacting?
>> Dudley
>> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:u$ng$PPpEHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Dudley, CrystalBallİ wants to know: "Does ONE = Outlook Express and
>> > does SPA = SP2?"
>> >
>> > Background Compacting was removed in OE6 SP2. If you don't compact
>> > manually, after 100 closes of OE, Windows will prompt you to do so
>> > or
>> > to allow Windows to do it for you. [This is controlled by a
>> > Registry
>> > key which is *not* reset when you *do* compact manually, BTW.
>> > <sigh>
>> > Another bug!]
>> >
>> > Have you been running a regular manual compact of all OE folders
>> > since
>> > you installed SP2?
>> >
>> > Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default
>> > Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
>> > Identity (File>Identities>Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
>> > import messages from the old Identity before deleting it
>> > (File>Identities>Manage Identities).
>> >
>> > Don't use... (You know the rest! <wink>)
>> >
>> > Have a good read of the following pages. The world as we knew it
>> > has
>> > changed!...
>> >
>> > WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/ieoeoverview.mspx
>> >
>> > Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
>> > Email Handling
>> >
>> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.mspx
>> > --
>> > ~PA Bear
>> >
>> > Dudley Henriques wrote:
>> >> I have a clean XP system with ONE 6.0 with all updates installed
>> >> including SPA and everything past that including yesterday.
>> >> I have always used manual compacting in ONE and have had the auto
>> >> compacting unchecked for a long time now with no issues.
>> >> Has something changed in ONE with these updates? Every now and
>> >> then,
>> >> since installing SPA, when I close ONE and go to the desk top
>> >> during
>> >> a
>> >> session with the computer, I get a box showing all folders
>> >> compacting.
>> >> Is this new, and can I change it to manual again.
>> >> FEW, in ONE tools/options/maintainence, I'm now showing no checks
>> >> in
>> >> any
>> >> of the compacting boxes and the format of the selection box for
>> >> maintainence seems different to me. There is no turn off automatic
>> >> compacting any longer.
>> >> Any comment that will help me understand what's going on, or a
>> >> link
>> >> that
>> >> explains any "changes" and how to turn this new behavior back to
>> >> compacting ONE manually will be greatly appreciated.
>> >> Thanks much,
>> >> Dudley
>> >
>>
>>
>
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