I too have received & successfully acted on all this very helpful advice in
the past. However I believe I do allow my McAfee Virus Scan to scan e-mails
(how can I check that?) & don't quite understand why it is unnecessary. Is
it perhaps because my broadband ISP already does that before delivering?
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

Also try deleting Temporary Internet Files, accepting the option to delete
all offline content.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Deacon Bernie wrote:
For about two months, Outlook Express is taking a very long time to load
(45
to 60 seconds). I run XP Pro with SP-2. I've used every anti-virus
program
I have (only one running) and anti-spyware. I've checked the registry
countless time and I regularly run Windows Cleaner as well as
Defragmenter.

Does anybody have any suggestions I might try?