"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Move most of your messages out of the Inbox and then create new Outbox and
Sent Items folders after you move any messages you wish to save to a local
folder you create.

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Using your instructions, the problem disappeared, Outlook Express runs
normally, neighbor is happy, to him I appear to know what I'm doing. (But
you know better) G Thank you!

RedT in Glendale, AZ