I've seen it appear sometimes when manually compacting folders. by the way,
I can compact everything else nicely through the clean up tab except the
local folders section. Thanks.

Bruce Hagen wrote:
: The prompt with OK and Cancel is not present when you do a manual
: compact with OE open.
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: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "marrie" wrote in message
: ...
:I can't drag as my screen reader will not let me do so and it won't
:show me the banner thing, just the message with the ok and cancel
:buttons.
:
:
: Bruce Hagen wrote:
: : Do a manual compact:
: :
: : 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.
: :
: : When the compact stops, grab the blue top of the error box and
: : drag it to the side. The folder the compact got /stuck/ on will
: : be revealed.
: :
: : If it is anything except Folders File, try compacting each folder
: : separately.
: :
: : File | Folder | Compact for each.
: :
: : If it is getting stuck on Folders File, close OE and delete
: : Folders.dbx as follows. Note that sup folders will appear in the
: : folder tree by themselves, but can quickly be dragged back to
: : their original position.
: :
: : 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
: : {Folders.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}.
: :
: : And backup often.
: :
: : Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
: : http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
: : --
: : Bruce Hagen
: : MS-MVP Outlook Express
: : ~IB-CA~
: :
: : "marrie" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Hello. I've followed these directions from
: :
:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...orruption.mspx
: : and all seemed to go well but I got the following error message.
: : Outlook Express
: :
: : The folder is currently in use by Outlook Express or by another
: : application.
: :
: : OK Cancel
: :
: : How can this be if I had teh folders list closed and hidden from
: : view and i was off line? Ive been trying to solve this problem
: : for months without success. Thanks.