Re: How to stop compacting files

It doesn't reset the registry. I wish it did.

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"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxx> wrote

> Gerry: I manually compact all the time, and haven't seen it reset in the
> registry.
>
> Tom
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23jal6UGYFHA.3164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Bear
> |
> | It's simpler to manually compact all before the count reaches 100 as
> | that seems to restart the count process.
> |
> |
> | --
> |
> |
> | Regards.
> |
> | Gerry
> |
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> |
> | "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:esmBLLCYFHA.160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > 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 Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> | > folders created for this purpose.
> | >
> | > Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
> | >
> | > Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
> | > manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> | > http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.
> | >
> | > Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
> | > such corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> | > --
> | > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> | > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> | >
> | > William wrote:
> | >> Thanks very much for your prompt reply. Since OE6
> | >> compacts automatically, and there is nothing that be
> | >> done, I guess I have to do back up periodically.
> | >> Everytime it compacts, error message will appear and the
> | >> compacting process will never be completed which results
> | >> in loss of messages in the folders. Thanks anyway...
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>> -----Original Message-----
> | >>> XP/SP2 has an automatic compacting that takes place when you've
> | >>> opened/closed Outlook Express 100 times. If you interupt the
> | >>> compacting
> | >>> you will lose messages that have been stored. On the offchance that
> | >>> you
> | >>> may still have them available, search for files ending with the
> | >>> extension
> | >>> of either DBX (in your message store folder) or DBT (files created
> | >>> when a
> | >>> compacting takes place). There are tools available that can extract
> | >>> messages from those files at www.oehelp.com
> | >>>
> | >>> I'd also suggest you review this article:
> | >>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/fil
> | >>> ecorruption.mspx
> | >>> --
> | >>> 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. Thanks.
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>> "William" <wmlui6998@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | >>> news:17f801c56003$c4ae41d0$a401280a@xxxxxxxxxx
> | >>>> For your information:
> | >>>>
> | >>>> Operating system: OE6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_2_rtm0408032158)
> | >>>>
> | >>>> inetcom.dll: 6.00.2900.2527(xpsp_sp2_gdr.040919.1056)
> | >>>>
> | >>>> just hope the above infom will assist you in solving the
> | >>>> problem.. Thanks
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> | >>>>> Operating system in use? Version of inetcomm.dll as shown in
> | >>>>> Help/About
> | >>>>> screen in Outlook Express?
> | >>>>>
> | >>>>> Without that info, we're just guessing and you don't provide any
> | >>>>> real
> | >>>>> info
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>>> to even try and formulate a guess.
> | >>>>> --
> | >>>>> 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. Thanks.
> | >>>>>
> | >>>>>
> | >>>>> "William" <wmlui6998@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | >>>>> news:078001c55ffc$c06aa8e0$a501280a@xxxxxxxxxx
> | >>>>>> How can I stop OE from compacting message files
> | >>>>>> automatically. Every time it
> | >>>>>> compacts, all messages inside the files will be gone.
> | >>>>>
> | >>>>> .
> | >>>>>
> | >>>
> | >>> .
> | >
> |
>
>


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