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I created a new account that my mail server wouldn't recognise so I deleted it
and went back to my default account. But now when I start to send an email I get a message that says: "One or more messages in your Outbox do not have a valid account specified. Would you like to use your default account to send these messages". I click yes then get a server error saying the message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address..... which the error message says is the new account I deleted because it didn't work. I get the no valid account assigned to messages in my Outbox everytime I open Outlook Express and it asks me if I wanna use my default account to send them, even though I don't have messages in the Outbox. I'm having to go through this procedure with every email I send. Looks like the problem is Outlook Express is not assigning my account ( I only have one set up) to my outgoing mail. And when it askes me if I want to send the mail using my default account and I click yes... it's sending it through an account that has been deleted, which is triggering a server error about an invalid account..... although my mail is actually being delivered.... Is there any way to assign my default account to my outgoing mail... besides through Tools, options, and then in my mail account manager? Because I've tried doing it that way several times already. Seems there should be some way to get rid of all these error messages that pop up everytime I open Outlook Express and everytime I try to send an email... Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, BJ |
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Hi BJ,
There may be bad messages (created when the account was not correctly configured) stuck in the Outbox. If they can be seen when the Outbox is open they can be moved or deleted. If no messages show try deleting the Outbox.dbx file, which may be corrupt. To resolve this behavior, rename or delete the Outbox.dbx file: Close Outlook Express before renaming or deleting a DBX file. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. In the Named box, type Outbox.dbx. In the Look in box, click your primary hard disk (usually drive C), and then click Find Now. You may need to include hidden files and folders for your search. Right-click the Outbox.dbx file that appears, and then click Rename. It is okay to delete the file instead. Type Outbox.old, and then click OK. Restart Outlook Express to rebuild the Outbox.dbx file, and then send a message. Open the Store Folder Alternative 1. In Outlook Express click on Tools, Options, Maintenance tab...Store Folder. 2. Place the cursor at the left of the text of the path to the folder. 3. Drag the cursor to the right until the text scrolls to the end. 4. Right-click on the text and choose Copy. 5. In the Start, Run box right-click Paste. Click OK to open the store folder. Using Keyboard Shortcuts for the Open the Store Folder Alternative 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. -- Keyboard tips courtesy of Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express -- Tim K. aka Kuay Tim MS-MVP - Outlook Express Lynnwood, WA * "bjgobble" wrote in message ... I created a new account that my mail server wouldn't recognise so I deleted it and went back to my default account. But now when I start to send an email I get a message that says: "One or more messages in your Outbox do not have a valid account specified. Would you like to use your default account to send these messages". I click yes then get a server error saying the message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address..... which the error message says is the new account I deleted because it didn't work. I get the no valid account assigned to messages in my Outbox everytime I open Outlook Express and it asks me if I wanna use my default account to send them, even though I don't have messages in the Outbox. I'm having to go through this procedure with every email I send. Looks like the problem is Outlook Express is not assigning my account ( I only have one set up) to my outgoing mail. And when it askes me if I want to send the mail using my default account and I click yes... it's sending it through an account that has been deleted, which is triggering a server error about an invalid account..... although my mail is actually being delivered.... Is there any way to assign my default account to my outgoing mail... besides through Tools, options, and then in my mail account manager? Because I've tried doing it that way several times already. Seems there should be some way to get rid of all these error messages that pop up everytime I open Outlook Express and everytime I try to send an email... Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, BJ |
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Register Outlook Express as your default mail program.
Go to Start | Run and type the following: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /reg (Check the path to msimn.exe to make sure that is correct) (and to prevent typos, copy/paste the line above into Start/Run) Make certain to include the quotations marks and the space between the ending quotation mark and the slash. Then open Internet Explorer and go to Tools\Internet Options\Programs and set OE as the default mail (and news) program. -- Jim Pickering MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your feedback. "bjgobble" wrote in message ... I created a new account that my mail server wouldn't recognise so I deleted it and went back to my default account. But now when I start to send an email I get a message that says: "One or more messages in your Outbox do not have a valid account specified. Would you like to use your default account to send these messages". I click yes then get a server error saying the message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address..... which the error message says is the new account I deleted because it didn't work. I get the no valid account assigned to messages in my Outbox everytime I open Outlook Express and it asks me if I wanna use my default account to send them, even though I don't have messages in the Outbox. I'm having to go through this procedure with every email I send. Looks like the problem is Outlook Express is not assigning my account ( I only have one set up) to my outgoing mail. And when it askes me if I want to send the mail using my default account and I click yes... it's sending it through an account that has been deleted, which is triggering a server error about an invalid account..... although my mail is actually being delivered.... Is there any way to assign my default account to my outgoing mail... besides through Tools, options, and then in my mail account manager? Because I've tried doing it that way several times already. Seems there should be some way to get rid of all these error messages that pop up everytime I open Outlook Express and everytime I try to send an email... Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, BJ |
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Thanks guys. The problem turned out to be a bad message stuck in my Outbox. I
would never have solved my problem without following the instructions from you good folks.... Thanks. It's appreciated. BJ "Kuay Tim" wrote: Hi BJ, There may be bad messages (created when the account was not correctly configured) stuck in the Outbox. If they can be seen when the Outbox is open they can be moved or deleted. If no messages show try deleting the Outbox.dbx file, which may be corrupt. To resolve this behavior, rename or delete the Outbox.dbx file: Close Outlook Express before renaming or deleting a DBX file. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. In the Named box, type Outbox.dbx. In the Look in box, click your primary hard disk (usually drive C), and then click Find Now. You may need to include hidden files and folders for your search. Right-click the Outbox.dbx file that appears, and then click Rename. It is okay to delete the file instead. Type Outbox.old, and then click OK. Restart Outlook Express to rebuild the Outbox.dbx file, and then send a message. Open the Store Folder Alternative 1. In Outlook Express click on Tools, Options, Maintenance tab...Store Folder. 2. Place the cursor at the left of the text of the path to the folder. 3. Drag the cursor to the right until the text scrolls to the end. 4. Right-click on the text and choose Copy. 5. In the Start, Run box right-click Paste. Click OK to open the store folder. Using Keyboard Shortcuts for the Open the Store Folder Alternative 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. -- Keyboard tips courtesy of Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express -- Tim K. aka Kuay Tim MS-MVP - Outlook Express Lynnwood, WA * "bjgobble" wrote in message ... I created a new account that my mail server wouldn't recognise so I deleted it and went back to my default account. But now when I start to send an email I get a message that says: "One or more messages in your Outbox do not have a valid account specified. Would you like to use your default account to send these messages". I click yes then get a server error saying the message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address..... which the error message says is the new account I deleted because it didn't work. I get the no valid account assigned to messages in my Outbox everytime I open Outlook Express and it asks me if I wanna use my default account to send them, even though I don't have messages in the Outbox. I'm having to go through this procedure with every email I send. Looks like the problem is Outlook Express is not assigning my account ( I only have one set up) to my outgoing mail. And when it askes me if I want to send the mail using my default account and I click yes... it's sending it through an account that has been deleted, which is triggering a server error about an invalid account..... although my mail is actually being delivered.... Is there any way to assign my default account to my outgoing mail... besides through Tools, options, and then in my mail account manager? Because I've tried doing it that way several times already. Seems there should be some way to get rid of all these error messages that pop up everytime I open Outlook Express and everytime I try to send an email... Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, BJ |
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You're welcome, BJ.
-- Tim K. aka Kuay Tim MS-MVP - Outlook Express Lynnwood, WA * "bjgobble" wrote in message ... Thanks guys. The problem turned out to be a bad message stuck in my Outbox. I would never have solved my problem without following the instructions from you good folks.... Thanks. It's appreciated. BJ |
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