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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
Hi everyone
The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that
haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
Hey thanks.......please stay with me over the next couple of days whilst I try to find time to do what you have suggested. Thanks again. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
By the way, I am trying to search for emails received or sent by either
"name' or 'subject". Does that make any difference to what you are suggesting? "mackay" wrote: Hey thanks.......please stay with me over the next couple of days whilst I try to find time to do what you have suggested. Thanks again. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
Thanks again........the new identity has not received all the files and sub
files from the old identity. What next please? (I have still got both identities at this stage.) "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
How did you import them? Did you import from the correct identity?
In the new identity: File | Import | Messages. Select Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and browse to the old identity. You should see all your folders and subfolders and have a choice to import all, or selected folders. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA "mackay" wrote in message ... Thanks again........the new identity has not received all the files and sub files from the old identity. What next please? (I have still got both identities at this stage.) "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
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mackay wrote: By the way, I am trying to search for emails received or sent by either "name' or 'subject". Does that make any difference to what you are suggesting? "mackay" wrote: Hey thanks.......please stay with me over the next couple of days whilst I try to find time to do what you have suggested. Thanks again. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
What Bruce said.
Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx) http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5 Repost: Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). mackay wrote: Thanks again........the new identity has not received all the files and sub files from the old identity. What next please? (I have still got both identities at this stage.) "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Assuming you're not attempting to search for words in message bodies that haven't been downloaded yet... 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, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File | Identities | Manage Identities). To avoid such corruption in futu - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mackay wrote: Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
teree silja
"mackay" wrote in message ... Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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Outlook Express 6 "Find" option not working
"silja" silkree"not.ee a écrit dans le message de news: ... teree silja "mackay" wrote in message ... Hi everyone The Find (search for specific emails) option has suddenly stopped working on my Outlook Express 6. Can any one help please? |
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