Re: Opening my email in outlook express

Jim,
I copied them from the CD to my desktop and imported one of the mail folders
using OE's import function and it imported just fine. I was able to read the
mail properly unlike on my current machine. This little experiment showed
that the email dbx files are still ok and that this is only happening on my
main PC that I just installed all the current MS security patches on. Once I
installed all of the security updates, my OE6 only allows me to view ALL of
my email messages as attachments. I'm trying to figure out how to be able to
view them normally again. Do I need to delete my identity, create a new one
and import in all of my current email dbx folders? Tim Kuay suggested that
something may have gotten corrupted during the security patch update process.
Brent

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

> If you copied the files to a CD, the Read-Only attribute has been set on the
> CD which will preclude importing the files. Copy the files to a folder on
> your hard drive, select them all, and clear the Read-Only attribute (under
> the Properties), then open Outlook Express and import them. Do not
> copy/paste the DBX files into your message store folder as they will not be
> read nor recognized, they must be imported using Outlook Express's menu.
> --
> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
>
> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped. No
> one gets paid to help here, and the response rate from those that are helped
> is less than 4-5%. If that were how medical advancements were made we would
> all have died years ago. Thanks.
>
>
> "Brent NV" <BrentNV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FF714C8E-4B73-4B3F-93FF-86CCFF59DA3A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Tim,
> > I copied my Outlook Express dbx folder from my identities folder, burned
> > it
> > to CD, took to one of my other computers, imported one of my mail folders
> > and
> > can view the emails just fine on that PC. So, this defintely has
> > something
> > to do with the MS security updates that I just installed on my 2KPro PC.
> > I
> > just want to know how to view my emails like I used to! Have I mentioned
> > how
> > frustrating this is? =(
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > "Kuay Tim" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Brent,
> >>
> >> May have missed this, but in Tools, Options, Read tab what is the choice
> >> for
> >> reading in Plain Text? Plain Text will put HTML content in an attachment.
> >> Also, clearing Temporary Internet Files may help, particularly if the
> >> attachments begin with "ATT."
> >>
> >> 1. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet
> >> Options.
> >>
> >> 2. On the General tab, click Delete Files, click OK, and then
> >> click
> >> OK again.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tim K.
> >> aka Kuay Tim
> >> MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
> >> Lynnwood, WA
> >> *
> >> "Brent NV" <BrentNV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:DC4083F1-F6F5-4315-9655-5E761DFAE65E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hi Tim,
> >> The "Automatically download message when viewing in the Preview Pane"
> >> option
> >> is checked as it should be. So is the "Show Preview Pane" in the Layout
> >> options. All the settings that I know of are properly set. This all
> >> began
> >> when I updated all of the windows and office security updates. As I keep
> >> messing with, what is happening is it is only allowing emails to be
> >> viewed
> >> as
> >> attachments. It doesn't matter if they were already in my folders or if
> >> new
> >> emails come through. I have to open all of them as attchments to read.
> >> Talk
> >> about frustrating!
> >> Brent
> >>
> >> "Kuay Tim" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi Brent,
> >> >
> >> > Look in Tools, Options, Read tab for downloading messages into the
> >> > Preview
> >> > Pane.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Tim K.
> >> > aka Kuay Tim
> >> > MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
> >> > Lynnwood, WA
> >> > *
> >> > "Brent NV" <Brent NV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:BEDB41C4-7CD8-4D6B-A49C-897487254744@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I'm having a similar issue. I just downloaded all the available
> >> > windows
> >> > and
> >> > office updates and patches. As soon as I completed the installation,
> >> > all
> >> > of
> >> > the emails in my folders will not display in the preview window. I
> >> > have
> >> > to
> >> > open each individual email in a separate window, then open the message
> >> > from
> >> > the attachment window. I have hundreds of emails in various local
> >> > folders
> >> > and hotmail folders. I sent myself new emails and it does the same
> >> > thing
> >> > to
> >> > new emails. At first I thought it had deleted the text bodies from the
> >> > emails, but it seems to be some kind of security feature installed with
> >> > the
> >> > updates that does not allow emails to be viewed in the preview window,
> >> > only
> >> > as attachments. I checked all of the security settings that I know of
> >> > in
> >> > OE6, but no luck. I really want to resolve this issue. Is there a way
> >> > to
> >> > remove the security updates I just installed?
> >> >
> >> > I'm running 2000 Pro and OE6, completely updated with service packs and
> >> > security patches.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you,
> >> > Brent
> >> >
> >> > "mary" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I downloaded Microsoft updates and now I can't open my email. I have
> >> > > Windows
> >> > > 98 second addition .
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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