Re: Outbox preview pane not updated after editing

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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).
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~PA Bear

John Carson wrote: 
Thanks for the reply. I think, however, it would be less trouble to
refresh the preview pane by just clicking away from the item in the
Outbox and then clicking on it again. Actually, in experimenting with
your Drafts suggestion, I have discovered that all I need to do to get
the preview pane to refresh is click on the item in the Outbox.

The question remaining is: why do I have to do this now, when I haven't
had to do it for the last 5 years or so.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uThdiEGHGHA.344@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Save such messages to Drafts instead (or move them there before
> editing).
> General OE Caveats:
>
> - 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.
>
> - Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your
> machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
> 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
> John Carson wrote:
> > When making newsgroup posts or sending emails, I have Outlook Express
> > configured so that the item initially goes to the Outbox for review,
> > before I finally send it to the intended recipient. After reading the
> > Outbox item in the preview pane, I often decide to edit it.
> > Accordingly, I double-click on the item in the Outbox, edit it, and
> > then click Send. This puts it in the Outbox again.
> >
> > In the past, the preview pane has changed to reflect the editing
> > that I have done, but that is no longer the case. I still see the
> > original version.
> > If I double-click on the item again to open it, then I see that the
> > changes I have made are there, so the editing has "worked". It seems
> > that the problem is that Outlook Express is caching the item in the
> > Outbox and the preview is being taken from that cache and not being
> > refreshed. If I click on the Outbox pane away from the item, so it is
> > deselected, and then click on it again, the preview pane is
> > refreshed and I see the new edits. However, this step wasn't
> > necessary until the last week or so. I am using Windows XP Home with
> > all the latest updates.
> >
> > Has anyone else seen this and does anyone have any ideas about how
> > to fix it? 

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