What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again, but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- 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.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Bob wrote:
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again, but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will
shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I
have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

I tried most of the things you mention below, but no fix. I'm reluctant to
mess around with the registry. It seems to crash when I try to switch
identities. I've emptied (even deleted) my inbox, emptied deleted items,
and sent items. Still have a problem Only way I can restart OE is to
reboot. Is there a way to remove OE completely and download a fresh copy
from somewhere? Thanks for the help.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- 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.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Bob wrote:
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again, but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will
shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I
have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

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 [not available 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 shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

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

Bob wrote:
I tried most of the things you mention below, but no fix. I'm reluctant
to
mess around with the registry. It seems to crash when I try to switch
identities. I've emptied (even deleted) my inbox, emptied deleted items,
and sent items. Still have a problem Only way I can restart OE is to
reboot. Is there a way to remove OE completely and download a fresh copy
from somewhere? Thanks for the help.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- 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.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Bob wrote:
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express
shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again,
but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will
shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I
have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

Thanks; that seems to have worked so far!

"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 [not available 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 shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

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

Bob wrote:
I tried most of the things you mention below, but no fix. I'm reluctant
to
mess around with the registry. It seems to crash when I try to switch
identities. I've emptied (even deleted) my inbox, emptied deleted items,
and sent items. Still have a problem Only way I can restart OE is to
reboot. Is there a way to remove OE completely and download a fresh copy
from somewhere? Thanks for the help.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- 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.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Bob wrote:
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express
shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again,
but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will
shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I
have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

YW & thanks for the feedback.

Bob wrote:
Thanks; that seems to have worked so far!

"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 [not available 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 shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

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

Bob wrote:
I tried most of the things you mention below, but no fix. I'm reluctant
to
mess around with the registry. It seems to crash when I try to switch
identities. I've emptied (even deleted) my inbox, emptied deleted
items,
and sent items. Still have a problem Only way I can restart OE is to
reboot. Is there a way to remove OE completely and download a fresh
copy
from somewhere? Thanks for the help.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Start he http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- 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.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Bob wrote:
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This
happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express
shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again,
but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows
will
shut
down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as
I
have
in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?

"Bob"
.net...
What does this mean? Outlook Express is acting up again. This happens
every few months, then it seems to fix itself. Now Outlook Express shuts
down or freezes. I have to reboot my PC to be able to open it again, but
when I shut down, I reboot I get this error message before Windows will
shut down. I make sure that my deleted messages folder is cleaned out
periodically. At least I haven't lost any messages from my inbox, as I
have in past incidents. Any suggestions on what's causing this?