Too many Problems

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I don't do anything new... it often asks to compact folders which I
always
do.

Do you compact ALL folders?

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

Brian Murphy wrote:
I've had too many problems with this Outlook Express.
Why do things go wacky out of the blue?
I don't do anything new... it often asks to compact folders which I
always
do.

I know my Comcast accounts are supposed to be transitioning to Time
Warner
Road Runner thing, but we have a year to keep receiving the Comcast
emails.

I also had a new thing awhile ago where all of a sudden my computer would
ask me for my user ID and password to open up. This came after I removed
the
users of my 2 kids and wife on the thing because they were worthless.

But I couldn't remember what a password was and somehow the only way I
was
able to get thru it now was change the user id to brian instead of
Administrator. But to do the Road Runner Wizard, it's telling me I need
to
have Administrator authorities!

Unless I can get a Microsoft tech out here to clear this whole thing out,
what's the cure-all easiest solution? Buy a whole new Windows package?
And
erase this whole spider web of knots? I don't even know if I will be able
to
see any responses here unless they can be fwd to me at yahoo instead.

Thanks for any help

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