Bruce

Wouldn't it help when you deal with this problem to point out that the
count is recorded in the Registry. A search on my computer for "Compact
Check Count" gets "0x00000014 (20)" This changes to "0x00000015 (21)"
on a restart. I am not sure, which is the relevant number. If the user
has more than one identity it is necessary to match the guid in the
Registry to that recorded for the Store folder in Outlook Express. Steve
Cochran has written on this topic and provides a tool for manual
compaction etc.
http://www.oehelp.com/OETool/Default.aspx

I expect you know all this but I thought it was worth a mention if users
are seeing the count messed up.

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Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Bruce Hagen wrote:
Do the symptoms match what I posted? Then yes. It could be something
else, but you need to start somewhere. (This /is/ a relatively new
bug).
After you remove it, compact manually, reboot and compact again.

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.

"Bobm0001" wrote in message
...
I recently installed Windows Desktop Search--I don't remember why,
but it was
part of something elso I installed. Should I just remove it?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Have you compacted and still see the prompt? And are you running XP
with Service Pack 3 installed? If yes to both, the following may
apply. There is a growing number of programs that may be causing
this after
installing SP3. Do you have any of the following?

IBM Rapid Access keyboard.
Windows Desktop Search
Window Live Mail
Mailwasher.
Nero.

Various anti-virus, anti-spyware and third party firewalls,
especially if they were running when you installed SP3.

You could also download RegMon:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896652.aspx.

Run the program and monitor the Compact Count Check registry value
by filtering on: Compact Count Check.

This should identify the program that is causing the rapid increase
in the
Compact Check Count registry value.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bobm0001" wrote in message
...
For some reason, the "To free up disk space, Outlook Express can
compact
messages" reminder is popping up on my computer within two days of
my last
compacting. Plus, it doesn't wait until I'm closing out of
Outlook. It
just
pops up and, if I cancel it, pops up again in about three minutes
or less.

The only change I've made to my system recently is installing as
new, much
larger hard drive.

I can see the value of compacting messages, but this is becoming
bothersome.
What can I do?