"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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One additional thing, with the latest OE updates, when OE compacts
folders, it first copies all your DBX files to the Recycle Bin. That can
take a while depending on the number and sizes.

You might also use the Task Manager (Ctrl/Alt/Delete) after closing OE to
see if the MSIMN.EXE is going away or how long it takes.

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


"deango" wrote in message
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Yes Michael, I closed OEX before shutting down. I make it a habit to
close all open applications as it expedites 'Turn off computer'. My
anti-virus program does not scan for incoming or outgoing Email.
I compact OEX weekly with the recommended procedure; click Outlook
Express in the Folder tree/close Outlook Express/File/Folder/Compact
Folders. When OEX comes up on the 100th closing, there is very little to
do. Thanks, This msimn.exe process delay is recent, possibly since an ms
update?

Michael Santovec wrote:
Did you close OE before you tried to shutdown Windows? It's best to




deango does not have that update.

deango:
Since you have WinXP SP2 you will want this update:
There are two articles, KB918766 and KB918651, but the latter is not
currently available. The download link is
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

It places the backup in Recycled, overwriting any earlier backup of the
sane folder(s). To use it, copy it to the store folder, delete the one you
want to replace and then rename the BAK file to DBX. (It's a bit more
complicated if the messed up DBX file isn't there or contains messages that
are hew that you want to keep.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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