I thought it was the sent folder i keep my sent messages in. not sent items
but another sent folder i keep. I deleted that but no go.

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote:
: What is the name of the folder that causes the problem?
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: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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: "marrie" wrote in message
: ...
:I did that and it still says the message. I've tried even deleting
:what I thought was the offending dbx file. Oh. and does it mater
:that i have all toled about 103 or so folders? does the amount of
:folders matter in oE? Chould this be why I'm getting the mesage?
:Thanks.
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: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote:
: : If it's just Folders.dbx, ignore it.
: :
: : Else, close OE and then use Task Manager (right click the
: : taskbar) to verify that all instances of msimn.exe are closed.
: : Then open OE, click File | Work Offline, and try again.
: :
: : "marrie" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Hello. I've followed these directions from
: :
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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.