If using OE5 and above, turn off the Preview Pane (View, Layout) to
avoid the delays with OE searching for hyperlinks. You can add a button
to the tool bar for this.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Opusita" wrote in message
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Parts are in the usegroup folder - not the Inbox. Here they are
manageble albeit slow while "Searching for Hyperlinks".....so I moved
them to local folders created separately for their storage. Then I can
empty the news group folder and work with the parts stored locally at
a later time. My problem is that this then requires that each part be
opened separately (very cumbersome). I cannot open a batch at a time
with "Combine and Decode".

Dave




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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The multi-parts are in your Inbox? Try it in reverse. Move all your
other messages to a local folder leaving only the multi-part message.
Next, compact your folders and then try to assemble the message.

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.

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}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Opusita" wrote in message
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Hello,

Recently I splurged and signed up for cable internet but still
subscribe to MSN. Anyway with the increased download speeds and
access to newsgroups provided by the cable company I have tried
downloading large multipart messages....no problem. However if I
don't combine and decode and save elsewhere the parts fill up the
folder.....so I tried moving the downloads to a "Local Folders"
folder. This completed I can then open each individual part but
cannot "Combine and decode" multiple parts. Using OE 6.

Any advice will be appreciated.



Dave