Re: OE error message question

YW & if that Hotmail-in-OE problem persists, post back with any error messages you get.
--
~PA Bear

Mary wrote: 
Thank you very much.  I sure appreciate it.  Will you let know if this
works.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eNG41znqFHA.3596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In WinXP SP2 and despite how often you compact all folders manually, OE
> will offer to compact all folders every 100 times you close OE. If you
> reply No to the prompt when you see it, the compacting takes place
> anyway. Furthermore, you won't see the prompt when it comes up again
> anytime in future!
>
> From the behavior you describe, I suspect you chose No to this prompt
> and what you're see is OE trying to complete the automatic compacting:
> Just let it do so. WARNING: Attempting to close OE via Task Manager or
> shutting down the machine while the automatic compacting is taking place
> puts you at risk of losing your entire message store!
>
> Despite repeated and quite vocal pleas from OE MVPs, the OE Team still
> hasn't provided a KB article documenting this automatic compacting
> feature (and the risks of shutting down OE or Windows while it's taking
> place). To reset the "Compact Count" in the Registry, see
>
> OE - Reset Compact Check Count to 0 (Line 367, Left)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> MVP Steve Cochran's handy-dandy OETool has a button to compact all
> folders. As an added bonus, using it also resets the Compact Count:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OETool/Default.aspx
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>
> CC: OE Team
>
>
> Mary wrote:
> > Yes, thank you.
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:Oy370lmqFHA.1032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Nevermind about the numbers. Does the problem about which you post
> > > occur on a machine running WinXP SP2?
> > > --
> > > Mary wrote:
> > > > It says 6.00.2900.2180. What does this mean?
> > > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:ug2jsMmqFHA.2276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Are you posting from the problem machine (Microsoft Outlook
> > > > > Express 6.00.2900.2527)?
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mary wrote:
> > > > > > If I open OE and check my Hotmail account, nine times out of
> > > > > > ten it will hang and I have to close OE and then try to
> > > > > > restart it but that never works. I get the following error
> > > > > > message which means I have to restart the computer everytime
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "OE cannot be started due to another instance of it is still
> > > > > > running on your computer. Please log off of Windows, and then
> > > > > > restart Outlook
> > > > > > Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then
> > > > > > restart
> > > > > > your computer".
> > > > > > I could not find another instance of it running on my
> > > > > > computer. I
> > > > > > have done all the cleanup stuff including compacting the files
> > > > > > offline. This is so frustrating. Any suggestions. Thanks 

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