OK. The messages download as they should, but you can't see the text of the
first message without a delay?

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old
identity and delete it.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"No One" wrote in message
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.dbx folders are present. What I do is move the messages into an archive
folder. The messages are there with no problem. The problem I'm having
with OE6 is that when I first start it up, it receives messages from the
email accounts that I have, both POP3 and hotmail. When it goes to
display the FIRST message in the reading pane the system does nothing for
about 30 seconds. There is no network activity and only sporadic hard
drive activity. It's like the system has to think about something before
it displays that first message that it just received. Once the first
message is displayed, all other messages appear in the reading pane at
proper speeds.

Thanks again,
Bill



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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I'm not sure if I am following you with the archiving. Do you have dbx
files for folders that do not exist in OE's folder tree? Were they lost
after you compacted? Or did you do something?
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"No One" wrote in message
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I have cleaned up the temp file in IE 7 and restored my right-click
options. Thank you.

I have a huge archive of old mail dating back to 1999. Each year is
archived in a separate folder, named archive/past years/2006/inbox for
example. In addition, in the archive folder I have an inbox folder for
the current year that I move messages into regularly from the everyday
inbox. Ditto for sent messages. So the daily inbox and sent messages
folders remain small.

This problem began after a compacting. I have copies of the folders on
another computer, so I tried deleting all but one message from all the
past years with no help. Up til this problem started my archive method
has been working great for 8 years. Any other ideas? Is there a way to
have OR rebuild the indexes and so on if I copy the backup copied of
inbox(1), inbox(2) and so on back into my store directory?

Thanks again,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Problem #2:

For IE6:

Clear the Temporary Internet Files: In IE | Tools | Internet Options |
Delete Files button. And check the box to Delete Offline content.

For IE7:

Tools | Internet Options | General Tab | Browsing History | Delete
Temporary Internet Files.

Internet Explorer saves images as bitmaps (.bmp Files):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810978

Problem #1. May just need some tidying up.

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
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"No One" wrote in message
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Hi everyone ...

I have two problems with OE6 on Windows XP SP2.

For some reason, it now takes about 30 seconds to display the first
message. The messages download fine, but when it gets ready to display
it the system appears to just hang for almost 30 seconds, with no
network activity. Once it's displayed that first message, other
messages appear quickly as they should.

Second problem is right-click to "Save As ..." I no longer get any
options except to save it as "untitled.bmp", which I can rename, but
I'm trying to save .jpg images. If I click on the paperclip and
select Save Attachments it presents me with the correct filename and
extension to save it to. I want to restore my right-click ability to
save it as named and as type.

Thanks for any guidance here.

Bill Stewart
Cape Coral, FL



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