Re: error with *.dbx file

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I've given you all the resources I know of to enable you to recover the missing messages. If none of them help, they're gone.

Look in OE Help > About > Files: If DIRECTDC.DLL is *not* v6.0.2900.2905, installing KB918766 will help to avoid the issue in the future: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=86b68a78-f325-4a95-98c2-98af2256ccc3
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~PA Bear


Althaf Khan wrote:
Dear Robear Dyer (PA Bear),

Thanks for your msg.

I am using windows XP pro with SP2.
With Norton Antivirus 2006.

I will explain you in brief, what happens before causing this problem.

While I was closing outlook Express6, it triggered one msg asking compact
outlook msg to free disk space and then I pressed -yes

after that next day when I open OE6, I found all msg in some of the my
folders are disappeared and send items msg were corrupt.

I tried so many ways to get the data back by using recovery softwareâ?Ts,
even though I didn't succeed.

Hope you understands my problem completely.

awaiting your reply.

Althaf Khan



"PA Bear" wrote:

> Windows version?
>
> 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
>
>
>
> Althaf Khan wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I am facing a prolem with Outlook Express6.
> >
> > Some of my *.dbx file sizes are automatically changed to 59KB and I
> > lost all the messages in that folder and my send item folder is
> > currept. when ever I am trying to open a msg it is displaing the
> > following msg
> >
> > "Message could not be displayed
> > Outlook Express encountered an unexpected problem while displaying
> > this message. Check your computer for low memory or low disk space
> > and try again.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Outlook Express "
> >
> > So, what could be the problem?. Please explain me how to restore the
> > my folders back to its original stage. unfortunately i dont have any
> > backup.
> >
> > please mark a copy of your repply to althaf.khan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Thanks & Regards
> >
> > Althaf Khan

.



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