There is a new patch that addresses these issues. See the Update part of
point 2 he

www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069/en-us

steve

"Mary Fowler Leek" wrote in message
...
When I exit Outlook Express, I get a pop up message asking if I want to
compact my messages. I've looked but can find no way to turn that message
off permanently. Is there a way to disable it altogether?

My thanks for your time.

Mary Leek