Check your mouse for the first problem. If that doesn't help, try a new
identity.

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

For your second problem, are you saying the new message window does not open
full screen? Close every other window and then drag it to full screen size.
Close OE and it will remember the size when you open a new message window
again.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Adam Bailey" wrote in message
. ..
StevieT wrote:
For the past couple of weeks. my emails will not open when I double click
on
them. Similarly if I start a new email message I always have to expand
it to
complete the process.

Using XP SP 2 and IE7

You've posted to the wrong newsgroup, this is OE for Macintosh. I've
crossposted and set followups to the correct location.

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Adam Bailey | Chicago, Illinois
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