This has been going on for about 2 months, and I suspect it really a XP Pro problem (IE 6, SR 2+++). I've also found my folders disappeared at random, and once I re-set my View, Saving it didn't "take," until I shut down for about 20 minutes (Re-Start didn't help). As I said, I suspect an IE problem but MS repeatedly contacts me by phone, disconnects, takes another week to contact me back, et al. I'm weary...wish we had service where we purchase the software--at least the same country.

Settings don't hold = One or more options/settings in an ever-growing
number of third-party applications may be disallowing the change(s) from
"sticking". These include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot
Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus,
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).

Disappearing folders = Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone [link]
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
[link]

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
[link] and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
Resolution) [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding 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.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm [link]

- 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Pappion wrote:
This has been going on for about 2 months, and I suspect it really a XP
Pro
problem (IE 6, SR 2+++). I've also found my folders disappeared at random,
and once I re-set my View, Saving it didn't "take," until I shut down for
about 20 minutes (Re-Start didn't help). As I said, I suspect an IE
problem
but MS repeatedly contacts me by phone, disconnects, takes another week to
contact me back, et al. I'm weary...wish we had service where we purchase
the software--at least the same country.

that's all been done...but thank you. I also now use OneCare only, double
check with monthly with Ad-Aware but know its basically a malwear in
itself... grrrr, and have Windows Firewall on at the top most restrictive.
thank you for the links though. I'm going to double check these.
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Settings don't hold = One or more options/settings in an ever-growing
number of third-party applications may be disallowing the change(s) from
"sticking". These include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch,
Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton
AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and
Pro).

Disappearing folders = Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone [link]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
[link]

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
[link] and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
Resolution) [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding 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.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm [link]

- 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Pappion wrote:
This has been going on for about 2 months, and I suspect it really a XP
Pro
problem (IE 6, SR 2+++). I've also found my folders disappeared at
random,
and once I re-set my View, Saving it didn't "take," until I shut down for
about 20 minutes (Re-Start didn't help). As I said, I suspect an IE
problem
but MS repeatedly contacts me by phone, disconnects, takes another week
to
contact me back, et al. I'm weary...wish we had service where we purchase
the software--at least the same country.

I also now use OneCare only...
...and have Windows Firewall on at the top most restrictive.

OneCare includes its own firewall so you shouldn't have the Windows Firewall
enabled, Pappion.

If you had a Norton, McAfee, or Trend Micro application installed and
uninstalled it before installing OneCare, you may need to run a removal tool
to remove all traces of the earlier product. See this page:
http://www.eset.com/download/av-uninstallers.php

OT but related: Pappion, I know that you've had numereous problems with this
machine in recent months. Your descriptions of some of these problems make
me question the security of the machine. I know how much you depend on this
machine, and this isn't something to dally around with anymore. Once again
and with all due respect, I strongly recommend taking the machine to a
local, reputable, and independent (not BigBoxStoreUSA) shop. I think it
needs a good going-over by a sighted and experienced tech. Don't be
surprised if the tech recommends a format & reinstall.

Best of luck.
--
~PA Bear


Pappion wrote:
that's all been done...but thank you. I also now use OneCare only, double
check with monthly with Ad-Aware but know its basically a malwear in
itself... grrrr, and have Windows Firewall on at the top most restrictive.
thank you for the links though. I'm going to double check these.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Settings don't hold = One or more options/settings in an ever-growing
number of third-party applications may be disallowing the change(s) from
"sticking". These include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch,
Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton
AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and
Pro).

Disappearing folders = Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone [link]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
[link]

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and
#4)
[link] and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
Resolution) [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx [link]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding 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.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm [link]

- 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Pappion wrote:
This has been going on for about 2 months, and I suspect it really a XP
Pro
problem (IE 6, SR 2+++). I've also found my folders disappeared at
random,
and once I re-set my View, Saving it didn't "take," until I shut down
for
about 20 minutes (Re-Start didn't help). As I said, I suspect an IE
problem
but MS repeatedly contacts me by phone, disconnects, takes another week
to
contact me back, et al. I'm weary...wish we had service where we
purchase
the software--at least the same country.