Can't get email in Outlook Express Vrs. 6.0

An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server:
'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number:
0x800C0133
Using Outlook Express Vrs. 6.0
I get the same error no. as some of you. The internet provider Comcast
claims its
Outlook Express. not them. My email won't load or come in although it
says how many emails are coming in....can't tell if I can send as I can't
even get that far when this message comes up immediately. In addition...on
the email page, says there are NO emails there and I always have a lot. I'm
wondering if I may have reached their limit & program crashed.
My provider did change their webpage a few days ago so am still
wondering...if not them that caused it.
I now need to figure out how to get it to work alone as they will not help
me and how to save my old emails from some internal file.
Thanks for any help you can offer. Dee

NOW, you start your own thread. Same answer as your other post.

Error Number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

Move any mail you wish to save to a local folder you create. Then delete the
problem Inbox as follows.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3 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 |
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 the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined
folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items
folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I
recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption.

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 [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dee" wrote in message
...
An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server:
'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error
Number:
0x800C0133
Using Outlook Express Vrs. 6.0
I get the same error no. as some of you. The internet provider Comcast
claims its
Outlook Express. not them. My email won't load or come in although it
says how many emails are coming in....can't tell if I can send as I can't
even get that far when this message comes up immediately. In addition...on
the email page, says there are NO emails there and I always have a lot.
I'm
wondering if I may have reached their limit & program crashed.
My provider did change their webpage a few days ago so am still
wondering...if not them that caused it.
I now need to figure out how to get it to work alone as they will not help
me and how to save my old emails from some internal file.
Thanks for any help you can offer. Dee

Hello,

Inbox.dbx may be corrupt - transfer your messages in
inbox to another folder as the next step will reset your
inbox folder.

Go to your message store folder. The message store folder can be revealed by
going to Outlook Express Tools Options Maintenance Store Folder.

Close Outlook Express and delete inbox.dbx ('inbox' if you do not have
file extensions to be shown) in the Store folder using My Computer/Explorer.
Restart Outlook Express and a new Inbox.dbx should be recreated
automatically and you should be able to receive mails properly

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"Dee" wrote in message
...
An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server:
'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error
Number:
0x800C0133
Using Outlook Express Vrs. 6.0
I get the same error no. as some of you. The internet provider Comcast
claims its
Outlook Express. not them. My email won't load or come in although it
says how many emails are coming in....can't tell if I can send as I can't
even get that far when this message comes up immediately. In addition...on
the email page, says there are NO emails there and I always have a lot.
I'm
wondering if I may have reached their limit & program crashed.
My provider did change their webpage a few days ago so am still
wondering...if not them that caused it.
I now need to figure out how to get it to work alone as they will not help
me and how to save my old emails from some internal file.
Thanks for any help you can offer. Dee