If Windows Desktop Search is the culprit, you need to tell it to stop
indexing.

Control Panel | INDEXING OPTIONS. Click: MODIFY and clear the check box
for Outlook Express.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill H." wrote in message
...
That's nice to know, but how do I stop the compacting?

Yes, I have some of that, like Norton and Windows Defender, and desktop
search.

Is there a way to increase when this counter hits the "compact"
threashold?

Thx.

--Bill


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
See this recent discussion about the problem:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d35fbfa457fd6f

For reference, here's a list of things which are known to cause this
behavior:

. Various & sundry anti-virus applications (including Norton);
. Various & sundry anti-spyware applications;
. Various & sundry third-party firewalls;
. Any/all of the above running when WinXP SP3 was installed;
. IBM Rapid Access keyboard (driver) RAKDLL.DLL;
. Nero plug-in(s);
. Windows Desktop Search is installed;
. Windows Live Mail is or had been installed;
. Disk defragmentation, need for;
. Using Visual Basic DoCmd.SendObject command to create an email;
. Using any number third-party applications (e.g., accounting software)
to send emails by via Outlook Express;
. MailWasher; and/or
. Programatically opening EML files while OE is closed (e.g., creating a
New Message via Address Book).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Bill H. wrote:
Um, how do I tell OE NOT to keep asking me if I want to compress
folders?

It's happening at least once a day now.

Thx.