Re: Outlook Express misbehaving...

Hi Charlie, PA Bear, and ed:

Sure enough, I deleated all my .DBX and .WAB files (after copying any
important info. into a Word doc) and allowed Outlook Express to recreate new
folders and mailbox, and now it seems to work great.

>From now on I will follow the suggested email file management scheme
outlined in insideoe.com.

As a side note, I have used the same email address since 1997 without ever
receiving spam, junk email, or any other unwanted email. As soon as the
above problem became apparent, a limited amount of junk started showing up,
along with occasional emails with the W32.Netsky.P@mm virus that Norton
AntiVirus IDs and quarantines. So, I assume that my present address has
finally been comprimised and is "out there" and is associated with several
junk emails and emails with virus attachments. My plan is to start fresh
with a new address, although I assume that keeping it "clean" is a near
impossibility.

Thanks for your help with this issue!

Widener U


"Charlie Tame" wrote:

> The most likely thing with OE is corrupt mail stores, caused by Antivirus
> scanning email, having message compaction running in the background or
> keeping messages for long periods in system folders (Like InBox) instead of
> archiving them in your own personal folders.
>
> A combination of all three is almost certain to fail.
>
> You can create a new identity or you can move messages you want to keep out
> of the system created folders and into your own, and then delete the system
> folders so OE can recreate them. The choice is yours but since you obviously
> have some understanding of the system already I suggest a quick read up on
> OE here.
>
> Note that the message stores (Files with the extension .DBX) are probably
> "Hidden" so any searches you do must include hidden files and they are not
> readable by a normal text editor. (You can see text but it's all
> disjointed).
>
> --
> Still the best site for OE details
> http://www.insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
>
> Charlie
>
> "Widener U" <Widener U@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:68276424-3747-43B9-909F-87AEE4349C71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi: I have lived with this issue for a while, but now it's time to
> > repair...
> >
> > Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 (came with Dell)
> > Outlook Express 6.0
> >
> > Symptoms - Outlook opens normally, automatically checks for new emails,
> > and
> > downloads them to the inbox. I can view emails in the preview pane, and
> > can
> > delete or move them to other folders if desired.
> >
> > However, when I try to open/reply/forward downloaded emails or create new
> > emails, I get the message box "There was an error opening this message.
> > An
> > error has occured'.
> >
> > If I try to open the address book, I get the message "Unable to open the
> > address book. The sddress book may not be installed properly"
> >
> > I have spent a significant amount of time browsing through self-help
> > websites (including this one) trying to find a solution. So far I have
> > found
> > other users with very similar symptoms, but the solutions do not seem to
> > match up with my configuration (i.e. XP w/SP2). Most solutions link to
> > Microsoft support "reinstalling IE and outlook for Windows XP". My best
> > guess is that my outlook registries are corrupt and I might need to edit
> > them
> > and reinstall outlook, but it is not clear how to do this with XP and SP2.
> > Am I on the right track?
> >
> > - Thanks -
>
>
>
.

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