Re: Compact messages
- From: "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:31:00 -0700
You're welcome.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
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"Bobm0001" <Bobm0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F0973041-77D6-4948-9556-19FE98BC9E0C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks. I found a cummulative update and it's now 3028.
"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
Go to Windows Updates. You are missing at least two that directly affect OE.
This is why you don't have the BAK files in your Recycle Bin when you
compact. Don't rely on Automatic Updates to download everything.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
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"Bobm0001" <Bobm0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9DAA9217-F242-46E3-8945-AE12D70705DA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> msoe.dll 600 2900 2869
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> Open OE | Help | About. In the box, scroll down to msoe.dll and post >> the
>> numbers you see there.
>>
>> > What do you mean by using my delete file as a garbage pail? Are you
>> > telling
>> > me top clean it out more often?
>>
>> Yes. As I said before:
>>
>> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>>
>> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
>> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and >> move
>> your
>> mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
>> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>>
>> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually >> while
>> working *offline* and do it often.
>>
>> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders >> are
>> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
>> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
>> until
>> the compacting is completed.
>>
>> > If I use the OEQB, does it overwrite the info that I had in it
>> > previously?
>>
>> You can set it to overwrite, or not.
>> -- >> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Bobm0001" <Bobm0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:7F024A7E-642C-48BB-896B-8478C4E2ACDF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Thanks for your help. I'm getting there.
>> >
>> > I don't have the msoe.dll patch. How do I get it? I went into >> > windows
>> > update and they can't find it by the number.
>> >
>> > Also,. I do not have a program that automatically cleans out the
>> > Recycle
>> > Bin.
>> >
>> > What do you mean by using my delete file as a garbage pail? Are you
>> > telling
>> > me top clean it out more often?
>> >
>> > If I use the OEQB, does it overwrite the info that I had in it
>> > previously?
>> >
>> > Thanks agin. You've been a big help.
>> >
>> > "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did you read the Help for OEQB? Did you create the requires folder?
>> >> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/oeqb.htm
>> >>
>> >> In OE | Help | About......., scroll down to msoe.dll. Are your >> >> numbers
>> >> 600.2900.3028? If not, then you're not fully patched and won't find
>> >> BAK
>> >> folders.
>> >>
>> >> Do you have any program that automatically empties the Recycle Bin?
>> >> -- >> >> Bruce Hagen
>> >> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> >> ~IB-CA~
>> >>
>> >> "Bobm0001" <Bobm0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:89EAC46C-46D9-40E2-B6E1-27D1152A1856@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Thanks for your advice. I assume I'm fully patched. I have my
>> >> > computer
>> >> > set
>> >> > to automatically update, yet I can't find BAK files in the >> >> > Recycle
>> >> > Bin.
>> >> > Also, wshen I try to use OE Quick Backup, I keep getting a >> >> > message
>> >> > "Please
>> >> > select a backup folder before proceding further." I'm embarassed >> >> > to
>> >> > say I
>> >> > don't know how to do this.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Why are you keeping messages in a garbage pail? (Deleted Items).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
>> >> >> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE
>> >> >> functioning
>> >> >> well
>> >> >> and at some point, you may lose all your saved messages if you
>> >> >> don't.
>> >> >> When
>> >> >> you delete, or move messages, the space they had used remains >> >> >> until
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> compact.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> See:
>> >> >> www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
>> >> >>
>> >> >> With SP2, automatic background compacting was removed due to
>> >> >> problems
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> caused. Now you will get a prompt to compact after 100 OE >> >> >> closings,
>> >> >> which
>> >> >> you should do, and don't touch anything until it has finished. >> >> >> See
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> more information:
>> >> >> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you are fully patched, you will also now see a copy of your >> >> >> dbx
>> >> >> files
>> >> >> being copied to the Recycle Bin as BAK files. Should something >> >> >> go
>> >> >> awry
>> >> >> when
>> >> >> compacting, the messages can easily be restored from this >> >> >> backup. A
>> >> >> manual
>> >> >> compact will also reset the counter in the registry back to zero
>> >> >> now.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
>> >> >> www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To keep things running smooth, and for faster compacting:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
>> >> >> become
>> >> >> corrupt and you may lose mail. Create your own user defined >> >> >> folders
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items >> >> >> folder
>> >> >> regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default
>> >> >> folders
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> empty as is feasible.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> And backup often.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Backup and Restore:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>> >> >> -- >> >> >> Bruce Hagen
>> >> >> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> >> >> ~IB-CA~
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Bobm0001" <Bobm0001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:998DEB13-EDC9-4957-8F44-429B77182458@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > About every four or five times I follow the compact messages
>> >> >> > directions, I
>> >> >> > lose 1-6 months of messages in either the deleted or send >> >> >> > file.
>> >> >> > Each
>> >> >> > time,
>> >> >> > I swear I'll never compact messages again, but OE wears me >> >> >> > down
>> >> >> > by
>> >> >> > forcing
>> >> >> > me
>> >> >> > to reject the compacting.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Can I retreive the lost messages? How do I backup the >> >> >> > messages
>> >> >> > so I
>> >> >> > don't
>> >> >> > lose them permanently?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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