Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois

Changing to this newsgroup won't help. We all look at OE general as well.

Your post in the other group said there was new messages reported in the
Status Bar, but not in any folder. This post says you are not receiving any
mail. Is that now the case? If you send yourself a message, do you get it?

Compact all your folders first.

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.

If still no joy:

While in the Inbox: View | Current View. Make sure Group Messages By
Conversation is not checked and Show All Messages is.

Compact your folders.

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.

Close and reopen OE.

If still no joy:

Move all the messages you wish to save out of the Inbox to local folders you
create. Then:

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Inbox.dbx} and
delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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}.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

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Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum
of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois

Asked/Answered in OE General.

Disable the spam filtering and see if the behavior persists.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

wrote:
Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum
of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois

Thx Bruce

Your help made me fix the problem by compacting the folders
Problem solved

gr françois

schreef in bericht
...
Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum
of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois

You're welcome. Glad to hear it's fixed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

wrote in message
...
Thx Bruce

Your help made me fix the problem by compacting the folders
Problem solved

gr françois

schreef in bericht
...
Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum
of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois

a écrit dans le message de news:
...
Hello there,

Since 3 days I have this problem with Outlook express6
When I check my mail, it is picked up by my computer, I see on the bottum
of
my screen that there are for instance 5 new mails.But I cann't find them.
Even in my spam filter (spamhilator) I see the mail, but not in outlook
express.
I run w2k
Can anyone tell me where I can find all the mail .
Do the computer store it in "document and settings " or somewhere else.
thanks in advance
françois