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

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

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

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

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

- 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

Hi Skip,

The Inbox.dbx file is in the OE message store folder. Files of this type are
normally hidden, so you may have to change the view setting to include
hidden files. Delete the Inbox.dbx file with OE closed. A new Inbox file
will be created when OE starts. Note that deleting the file will delete any
messages currently in the Inbox folder.

Open the Store Folder



Instead of using search the store folder can be opened directly. Each
identity has its own store folder.



a.. In Outlook Express click on Tools, Options, Maintenance tab...Store
Folder.
b.. Place the cursor at the left of the text of the path to the folder.
c.. Drag the cursor to the right until the text scrolls to the end.
d.. Right-click on the text and choose Copy.
e.. In the Start, Run box right-click Paste. Click OK to open the store
folder.
f.. Close Outlook Express before working with the message store files.


Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Transfer of the Folder Path
Courtesy of: Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express

An even easier method when opening that page is to use the Tab to
highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C and close OE, then use Start/Run
and Ctrl+V. Same caveat about hidden files applies but can be easily
modified in Explorer by using Tools/Folder Options.



--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"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

You might try Edit; Catchup. That will usually reset the
counters.
Pop
--
Ain't nuttin' new
in the worl'
no more!
"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