Are these new HTML messages or templates you've saved?

If you don't use any stationery, does this behavior persist?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Hello PA Bear,

My apologies for the cross-post blunder.

I am referring to Outlook Express HTML messages -- such as the ones
intended
for use as stationery. These have background and inserted images, marquee
and shadowed text, gradients, etc.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are you referring to View Source Edit in an Outlook Express message?
If
so, are you referring to a Plain Text or HTML message?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Several months ago I lost the source code highlighting, (View: Source
Edit).
Many hours of web searching yielded no explanation or way to correct
this.

Last night the highlighting was back on, for about 15 minutes, then was
gone
again. The same thing happened again this afternoon.

Would you know what could be causing the colors to disappear and how to
correct it -- permanently.

I have checked the registry and verified that 'Show Source Edit Color'
is
enabled. My OS is XP Home, SP2 and Notepad is my default HTML editor.

If this is not the forum for this question please point me to the right
one.

Thanks!
Bill

They are both PA Bear. Many are my own creations but sometimes I use an
existing stationery layout and change the text, images, etc.

Even when I open a 'New Message', with no stationery selected, and click the
'Source' tab the text is all black.

--

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are these new HTML messages or templates you've saved?

If you don't use any stationery, does this behavior persist?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Hello PA Bear,

My apologies for the cross-post blunder.

I am referring to Outlook Express HTML messages -- such as the ones
intended
for use as stationery. These have background and inserted images, marquee
and shadowed text, gradients, etc.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are you referring to View Source Edit in an Outlook Express message?
If
so, are you referring to a Plain Text or HTML message?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Several months ago I lost the source code highlighting, (View: Source
Edit).
Many hours of web searching yielded no explanation or way to correct
this.

Last night the highlighting was back on, for about 15 minutes, then was
gone
again. The same thing happened again this afternoon.

Would you know what could be causing the colors to disappear and how to
correct it -- permanently.

I have checked the registry and verified that 'Show Source Edit Color'
is
enabled. My OS is XP Home, SP2 and Notepad is my default HTML editor.

If this is not the forum for this question please point me to the right
one.

Thanks!
Bill

Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main
Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity (File
Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well, (1) compact all
folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into
the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File Identities Manage
Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- 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

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

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data loss
in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

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

Bill Whitaker wrote:
They are both PA Bear. Many are my own creations but sometimes I use an
existing stationery layout and change the text, images, etc.

Even when I open a 'New Message', with no stationery selected, and click
the
'Source' tab the text is all black.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are these new HTML messages or templates you've saved?

If you don't use any stationery, does this behavior persist?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Hello PA Bear,

My apologies for the cross-post blunder.

I am referring to Outlook Express HTML messages -- such as the ones
intended
for use as stationery. These have background and inserted images,
marquee
and shadowed text, gradients, etc.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are you referring to View Source Edit in an Outlook Express message?
If
so, are you referring to a Plain Text or HTML message?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Several months ago I lost the source code highlighting, (View: Source
Edit).
Many hours of web searching yielded no explanation or way to correct
this.

Last night the highlighting was back on, for about 15 minutes, then
was
gone
again. The same thing happened again this afternoon.

Would you know what could be causing the colors to disappear and how
to
correct it -- permanently.

I have checked the registry and verified that 'Show Source Edit Color'
is
enabled. My OS is XP Home, SP2 and Notepad is my default HTML editor.

If this is not the forum for this question please point me to the
right
one.

Thanks!
Bill

Thanks for your help PA Bear. I'll give it a try.

I do have a few files archived in Sent Items but most are in local folders I
created. Compacting the folders is something I do regularly since I delete
and/or move files quite a bit. I admit haven't been as faithful emptying the
Deleted Items folder.

Thanks too for all the tips -- they're greatly appreciated.

--

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main
Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity (File
Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well, (1) compact all
folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity
into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File Identities
Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- 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

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

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data
loss in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

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

Bill Whitaker wrote:
They are both PA Bear. Many are my own creations but sometimes I use an
existing stationery layout and change the text, images, etc.

Even when I open a 'New Message', with no stationery selected, and click
the
'Source' tab the text is all black.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are these new HTML messages or templates you've saved?

If you don't use any stationery, does this behavior persist?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Hello PA Bear,

My apologies for the cross-post blunder.

I am referring to Outlook Express HTML messages -- such as the ones
intended
for use as stationery. These have background and inserted images,
marquee
and shadowed text, gradients, etc.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Are you referring to View Source Edit in an Outlook Express message?
If
so, are you referring to a Plain Text or HTML message?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Bill Whitaker wrote:
Several months ago I lost the source code highlighting, (View: Source
Edit).
Many hours of web searching yielded no explanation or way to correct
this.

Last night the highlighting was back on, for about 15 minutes, then
was
gone
again. The same thing happened again this afternoon.

Would you know what could be causing the colors to disappear and how
to
correct it -- permanently.

I have checked the registry and verified that 'Show Source Edit
Color'
is
enabled. My OS is XP Home, SP2 and Notepad is my default HTML editor.

If this is not the forum for this question please point me to the
right
one.

Thanks!
Bill