For the first problem:

Do the following for the Outbox, and if the problem persists, repeat for
Sent Items after you move any messages you wish to save to a local folder
you create.

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 & 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
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.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}.

For the second problem:

You created a rule to send messages with your address to Deleted Items?
Unchecking it should work. Did you check Blocked Senders to be sure you
didn't accidentally add your address there?

You can delete a rule this way:

With OE closed, go to Start | Run and type in:

regedit

and navigate to this key:

|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----Identities
|--------{GUID}
|-----------Software
|--------------Microsoft
|-----------------Outlook Express
|--------------------5.0

where GUID is the Global Unique IDentifier for your Identity, under that key
you will find the following sub-keys, among others:

|-----------------------Block Senders
|-----------------------Rules
|-----------------------Signatures

Select the Rules Key and you will see the list of rules starting with 000,
then 001, etc. In the right hand pane, locate the rule by looking at the
action of the rule and delete the corresponding key.

If it is the only rule, or if you want to delete them all, just delete the
Rules key itself.

Reboot and open OE and the rule should be gone.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"jay the pest" wrote in message
...
Re-trying to delete that automatic e-mail...
It's not in my addresses. I am not sure where it is. I know that the
properties for my e-mail are good. Can my senders just block that e-mail
address? I have one more question. How can I get my e-mail messages
comming
to my inbox instead of my deleted box? Is it possible to delete a message
rule? I tried unchecking the message rule but it won't seem to work.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

How did you create it? Where does it reside? Is it stuck in the Outbox?
Was
the Address Book contents included in your E-mail to your ISP?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"jay the pest" wrote in message
...
I was trying to e-mail my internet provider anout a problem that is now
resolved. For some reason this e-mail turned into an automatic message
that
is now sent to everyone in my address book. How do I delete this and
not
send it anymore?
I use outlook express as my default e-mail.