Re: Corrupted OE Again???
From: DGuess (majik_at_mindspring.oops)
Date: 02/13/05
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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:25:15 -0600
"Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
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>> "Heather" <figgs@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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>> > Hi Guys......
>> >
>> > I am busy cleaning out OE in order to install XP Home (I hear it is
> better than WinME, grin). And Mike M. will be helping me out with the
> logistics of that.
>> >
>> Just turn off AV, firewall, clear the TIF and Temp folders then defrag
>> and
> you should have no problems.
>
> Hi Majik......tried to write you a while back but you must have a
> different
> ISP than the old one. Oops (pardon the pun), but I see you still have it.
> No cable up in them thar hills?? (VBG)
>
No, but get this, we may have DSL coming here by the end of May. To this
house (I pointed to it when they said it would be in the area). Shocked,
stunned. overjoyed and other such words and phrases that this area, the
poutskirts of the boondocks would actually gt something like that...........
but it means after ten years I will have a different ISP unless I can get
some $10 deal with Mindspring.
> Thanks for the vote of confidence re XP.....but flying a bit blind at the
> moment. Ran the Upgrade Advisor and there are a few minor things to sort
> out.
>>
Hardware or drivers?
Here's something I run thru with people thinking about upgrading to XP.
Cost factor: Upgrade runs close to $100. Any hardware ned to be changed?
How much would that cost? Need to add more RAM or anything, factor it
in.......if it's close to $300, Dude, you're getting a Dell..............I
can't justify upgrading with a cost to upgrade near that.
Look at what even the cheapest of the Dell computers would get you, faster
CPU, possible more RAM and hard drive space and usually a better video card
(unless that had been upgraded to a GeForce supported card).
I picked up a Dell 8400 before XMas, got a 3 GHz CPU, 1 gig of RAM, 128 meg
video card, 160 gig drive, DVD drive and DVD burner (+/-R,RW and double
layer), USB 2.0 on it 10/100/1000 ethernet already built in, XP Home (I
upgraded it to Pro with a copy I already have) and got the 19 inch flat
panel for $1300.....
Could have done better probably building the system myself but that's okay,
costwise it was close and I didn't have to do anything but throw on XP Pro..
>> > Anyway.....a year ago I had a problem with the Folders not compacting
> and the error I get this time is probably the same one.....that OE is in
> use, etc.
>> >
>> > I am using the new Identity I made a year ago.....should I set up
> another one? As I recall, it will import the mail folders, but not the
> news
>> > groups....correct??
>> >
>> Correct.... However, there is a couple of ways to retain the messages
>> from
>> the newsgroup (before they drop off the server and OE deletes them).
>> A) Create a folder in OE then set the view to Show Downloaded Messages
> then
>> CTRL A to highlight all of them then drag them to the folder you created.
>
> I think I will take *Door A*.....like it better too, grin.
>>
And look what the lovely Merrel has behind Door A.... ..........
>>> Got hit with a power surge just when I was at this
>> > point about 4 weeks ago. USP (or is it UPS?) was dead and it doesn't
> let you know it has already *died for the cause*.
>> >
>> UPS is an uninterrupted power supply.
>> UPS is also a big brown truck which the way Dale Jarret has been driving
> should go ahead and drive.
>>
>> USPS is the post office.
>
> Groan!! USP could also be Universal Surge Protection......but I also like
> to read weird license plates as well (G)
>>
Only if it's a surge protector and not a backup power supply.
>> Mine beep like all get out when the battery dies. Only way to stop it is
> to shoot it. No, not really just unplug it. I use APC UPS only.
>
> I bought an APC one immediately, but didn't tell Cyber Power. They sent
> me
> a new one that is better than the old one. Very nice to deal with, but I
> don't know how on earth I can send the dead one back......security won't
> allow us to mail anything with a battery across the border......
>>
Tell them to make arrangments for the battery not coming and explain why.
They'll have something to be able to do surely.
>>
>> > Inbox had 700 emails (I know .. bad!)....but have got them down to a
>> > lesser amount, not to mention lots of subfolders with genealogy and >>
> techie stuff from you guys. Sent Items is down to 175.
>> >
>> Well, bears the 4000 in my wife's. Spam and genealogy stuff or is it
>> genealogy spam, I forget which.
>
> Hmmm.....spoken like a true male!! How many brickwalls has she hit so
> far??
> I am back into the mid-1700's for both sides (England & Spain). We went
> to
> the UK last June and I got some neat documents......and I met up with Noel
> and Mike M. in our travels. >
>>
She got lucky (besides meeting me) and has one part of her family way back
to England, another way back to Germany but then the wall does hit as there
is a wall that can't be taken down.. Someone doesn't appear on some records
"when" they should so who knows what direction that one came and when
because the direction definitely stopped after a certain date and they
appear after that date............................................
>> Try this, works for me.
>>
>> File | Work Offline
>> File | Folders | Compact All
>> When it says a file is in use, move that msgbox out of the way and see if
>> it's the Folders.dbx file (bet it is).
>> Thats okay.
>
> OK.....that is what is happening.....it is the blasted Folders one that it
> says is in use by OE or some other application. But I will try it again
> using your directions.
>
>> File | Folders | Compact All
>> It will probably error again, thats ok.
>> Close OE
>> Start OE back up. Keep it offline (it will prompt)
>> Now, File | Folders | Compact All
>>
>> IF it goes thru with the compact, you've saved it for awhile longer.
>>
>> IF not, it's not saveable.
>>
>> > I backed up all of OE with Majik's program a few days ago, so that part
> is OK. (thanks, Majik for that program......recommend it regularly)
>> >
>> Thank you.
>
> You are welcome. People that use it really like it. I am still using an
> older one and didn't try the Quick Backup you have on the website. Just
> have to back that and some data up to a CD and will be ready to put XP on.
>
If I can get in the mood to sit here and write, I have some things to do to
OEBackup. Did write something awhile back that can back up a user's
settings, can't recall if it worked on a network or not, basically be used
to back up stuff on a dead system (hard drive is still usable but not
bootable, etc). As long as a file can be accessed, it can back them up.
Nobody probably have a need for it unless you work on systems.
> Glad to hear from you again.....off to try your solution. If not, guess I
> better set up a new identity before I do the XP thing.
>
have fun....
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