General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

Tip: Use the MS newsserver to access this and other MS newsgroups:
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


David Robinson wrote:
Hi

I am trying to create a sub-folder under my Inbox. This is something I
have
often done before. However when I click on "File" and "New Folder" etc
the
little hourglass appears for a couple of seconds and disappears, but no
new
folder is generated.

I had the problem some days ago. Then a few days later I tried it and it
worked!! Now it doesn't work again. Anybody any idea what's going on?

I am using Outlook Express 6 and a newly down-loaded version of IE7, if
that
has any relevance.

David Robinson