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Corrupted OEX
Hi. Where is the best site to find the most current advise on
re-installing IE-6 and OEX. I have a slightly corrupted Inbox, in that when I open a message, the header from the previous window remains at the top of the new window. I'm sure this happened because I installed and then uninstalled an OEX anti-spam program from TrendMicro. Everything else seems work o.k., except that everything hangs a second before doing what it is supposed to do.......Thanks. deango |
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Reinstalling will not help. As long as you are not infected with a /bug/ of
any kind, this should help. {TrendMicro may be to blame also}. Move all messages you wish to save out of the Inbox to a local folder you create, and then do the following: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Inbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE. 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. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "deango" wrote in message ... Hi. Where is the best site to find the most current advise on re-installing IE-6 and OEX. I have a slightly corrupted Inbox, in that when I open a message, the header from the previous window remains at the top of the new window. I'm sure this happened because I installed and then uninstalled an OEX anti-spam program from TrendMicro. Everything else seems work o.k., except that everything hangs a second before doing what it is supposed to do.......Thanks. deango |
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Thanks for your prompt response Bruce. I will run your procedures as
suggested. deango Bruce Hagen wrote: Reinstalling will not help. As long as you are not infected with a /bug/ of any kind, this should help. {TrendMicro may be to blame |
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Corrupted OEX
"deango" je napisal v sporocilo ... Hi. Where is the best site to find the most current advise on re-installing IE-6 and OEX. I have a slightly corrupted Inbox, in that when I open a message, the header from the previous window remains at the top of the new window. I'm sure this happened because I installed and then uninstalled an OEX anti-spam program from TrendMicro. Everything else seems work o.k., except that everything hangs a second before doing what it is supposed to do.......Thanks. deango |
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