After you move messages to other folders, do you compact the folders?
How often do you compact the folders?
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Ronald Sommer

"No One" wrote in message
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: .dbx folders are present. What I do is move the messages into an archive
: folder. The messages are there with no problem. The problem I'm having
: with OE6 is that when I first start it up, it receives messages from the
: email accounts that I have, both POP3 and hotmail. When it goes to
display
: the FIRST message in the reading pane the system does nothing for about 30
: seconds. There is no network activity and only sporadic hard drive
: activity. It's like the system has to think about something before it
: displays that first message that it just received. Once the first message
: is displayed, all other messages appear in the reading pane at proper
: speeds.
:
: Thanks again,
: Bill
:
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: I'm not sure if I am following you with the archiving. Do you have dbx
: files for folders that do not exist in OE's folder tree? Were they lost
: after you compacted? Or did you do something?
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: Imperial Beach, CA
:
: "No One" wrote in message
: . ..
: I have cleaned up the temp file in IE 7 and restored my right-click
: options. Thank you.
:
: I have a huge archive of old mail dating back to 1999. Each year is
: archived in a separate folder, named archive/past years/2006/inbox for
: example. In addition, in the archive folder I have an inbox folder for
: the current year that I move messages into regularly from the everyday
: inbox. Ditto for sent messages. So the daily inbox and sent messages
: folders remain small.
:
: This problem began after a compacting. I have copies of the folders on
: another computer, so I tried deleting all but one message from all the
: past years with no help. Up til this problem started my archive method
: has been working great for 8 years. Any other ideas? Is there a way
to
: have OR rebuild the indexes and so on if I copy the backup copied of
: inbox(1), inbox(2) and so on back into my store directory?
:
: Thanks again,
: Bill
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: Problem #2:
:
: For IE6:
:
: Clear the Temporary Internet Files: In IE | Tools | Internet Options |
: Delete Files button. And check the box to Delete Offline content.
:
: For IE7:
:
: Tools | Internet Options | General Tab | Browsing History | Delete
: Temporary Internet Files.
:
: Internet Explorer saves images as bitmaps (.bmp Files):
: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810978
:
: Problem #1. May just need some tidying up.
:
: General precautions for Outlook Express:
:
: Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
: corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and
move
: your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user
: created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is
: feasible.
:
: After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually
while
: working *offline* and do it often.
:
: Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders
are
: open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
: Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
: until the compacting is completed.
:
: Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
: layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of
problems
: such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V
: program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
:
: In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background
: and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
:
: And backup often.
:
: Backup & Resto
: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
:
: This is a great two click program:
:
: Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
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: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: Imperial Beach, CA
:
: "No One" wrote in message
: . ..
: Hi everyone ...
:
: I have two problems with OE6 on Windows XP SP2.
:
: For some reason, it now takes about 30 seconds to display the first
: message. The messages download fine, but when it gets ready to
display
: it the system appears to just hang for almost 30 seconds, with no
: network activity. Once it's displayed that first message, other
: messages appear quickly as they should.
:
: Second problem is right-click to "Save As ..." I no longer get any
: options except to save it as "untitled.bmp", which I can rename, but
: I'm trying to save .jpg images. If I click on the paperclip and
select
: Save Attachments it presents me with the correct filename and
extension
: to save it to. I want to restore my right-click ability to save it
as
: named and as type.
:
: Thanks for any guidance here.
:
: Bill Stewart
: Cape Coral, FL
:
:
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