Re: OE6 in XPSP2 gone AWOL

Thanks for all the tips guys...

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2 Fully Updated
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 360gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR.
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u6fq3VyGGHA.984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Why it happens:
>
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
>
> Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> DBXtract
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>
> DBXtend (additional functionality)
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
>
> DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>
> OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Avoid Such Corruption in Future:
>
> - 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://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.
>
> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
> automatically compacting your message store.
>
> - 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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> Peter wrote:
>> A friend has this problem...his OE6 inbox has completely vanished.
>> I tried sfc /scannow, repair installation of XP, but not sure how to go
>> about using the Add/Remove Windows option to repair OE6. I tried it and
>> it merely said installed OK and no repair option given. Still no inbox.
>> I did locate an inbox.dbx somewhere in the machine.
>> Any suggestions anyone?
>


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