mikey ...

Thank you for your help.

I have turned off the Preview Pane. If I were to wait for the 'Searching for Hyperlinks' to end I would need several more lifetimes.

.... are there any 'settings' that I should have 'on or off?'

Take care.
Jim
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"mikey" wrote in message ...
as Jim P said, turn off the preview pane,
OR
be patient and wait for the searching for hyperlinks to complete.
sometimes it takes a while.
by crashing OE you are taking a chance on corrupting your data base.



"Jim" wrote in message ...
Jim ...

Thank you for your quick reply.

I did what you directed me to do.

Here is what happened:
1. I selected a file containing 127 parts. I highlighted all and selected
Combine and Decode.
2. That opened a Combine and Decode window.
3. When the Combine and Decode finished another window opened
4. At the point ... 'searching for hyperlinks' was displayed and I was not
able to select 'Save as' from the File tab
5. the searching for hyperlinks completely tied up Outlook Express and the
latest window became 'non responsive.'

I had to close OE.

Any clues ?

Thanks again.
Jim
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"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
One, there is no need to move them to another folder. Just use the Ctrl
key while selecting all parts of the message so that all of them are
highlighted. To disable the "searching for hyperlinks" just disable the
Preview Pane by adding a button for that task to the Toolbar (right click
the Toolbar, select Customize and add the Preview button). When you then
click on Message/Combine and Decode a new window will open allowing you to
arrange the messages if such is needed and then the combined/attached
files will appear in a line just below the Subject. You can then save any
or all of the files to any folder you desire.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Windows Mail applications
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please reply only to the newsgroup.



"Jim Hughes" wrote in message
...
Good Day ...

Since updating IE6 to IE7, I have not been able to 'combine & decode'
newsgroup files.

Here is what I do and and get when using IE7:
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1. I create a temp folder in my Local Folders
2. I copy desired files from desired newsgroup into the temp folder
3. I select all files and then select Combine & Decode from the Message
area
4. The message ... seaarching for hyperlinks ... appears and usually will
run till hell freezes over; I have to 'X' off Outlook Express to stop the
process
5. End result ... messages not Combined & Decoded and therefore, file not
available to save


With IE6 ... using Steps 1 - 3 above, the messages will be Combined and
Decoded and, I am then able to save that file.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Jim
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