- Close Outlook Express
- Locate the file Inbox.dbx (OE5+) in the mail directory and rename it
to Inbox2.dbx. You can use Start, Find (or Search), Files or Folders,
Inbox.dbx to find it. On Win2000 you need enable the display of Hidden
or System files in the folder options and XP you need to use the
advanced options to find Hidden or System files. Once you find the
file, Right click it and select Rename to be able to rename it.
- Open Outlook Express again.
- It will create a new empty Inbox.

You can use one of the following programs to try and recover any
messages from the Inbox2.dbx file
DBXtract - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
DBXpress - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
DBXtend - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Skip" skip@barrasnospaminvalid wrote in message
...
Hi Steve Cochran.
Tried File/Folder/Compact, no joy. Carried out second suggestion as
far as closingOE, but how do I delete the Inbox dbx file? I am a
newbie!
And PopS thanks for your suggestion, no result there either.
Skipbs
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Try File | Folder | Compact while in the inbox. If that doesn't fix
it then move every message out of the inbox to another folder and
then close OE and delete the inbox.dbx file (hidden). OE will then
create a new empty one.

steve

"Skip" skip@barrasnospaminvalid wrote in message
...
Hi Jim Pickering
Thanks for your advice. Settings under Current View had been set
to"Show all messages ", so apparently this was not the problem. Any
further suggestions please ?
Regards
Skipbs
...
Check your settings under View/Current View - Should be set to Show
all
Messages. If not, it's the most probable cause of the problem.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.
Thanks.


"Skip" skip@barrasnospaminvalid wrote in message
...
Running Windows XP Pro SP2 ,IE6

Folders list OE indicates 2 unread messages i n Inbox, as does
folders list
Inbox. Accessing In box indicates" no items etc OE help provides
no
solution.

How can one correct this?

Regards

Skip BS