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Outlook Express 6.0 has stopped, can't delete any emails can't sen
I am not a real computer whiz so I hope I don't screw up too much.
I have the old 6.0 version of OE. Just last week it stopped letting me send email messages, and unable to delete ones already inbox. I highlight and go up to delete but they don't delete. I send messages out but they don't really go. My question is, can it be fixed by these programs that you can buy online that guarantee to get it working?? Or can I buy another version and download or buy another email type and download? My computer is old like me, windows me millenium edition. Thanks in advance if anyone can help.. -- sparco |
Outlook Express 6.0 has stopped, can't delete any emails can't sen
You don't need to buy anything, and if you are fully patched at Windows
Updates, your version is as new as you can get. Create a new identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old identity and delete it. How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169 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 -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA "sparco" wrote in message ... I am not a real computer whiz so I hope I don't screw up too much. I have the old 6.0 version of OE. Just last week it stopped letting me send email messages, and unable to delete ones already inbox. I highlight and go up to delete but they don't delete. I send messages out but they don't really go. My question is, can it be fixed by these programs that you can buy online that guarantee to get it working?? Or can I buy another version and download or buy another email type and download? My computer is old like me, windows me millenium edition. Thanks in advance if anyone can help.. -- sparco |
Outlook Express 6.0 has stopped, can't delete any emails can't sen
"sparco" wrote in message ... I am not a real computer whiz so I hope I don't screw up too much. I have the old 6.0 version of OE. Just last week it stopped letting me send email messages, and unable to delete ones already inbox. I highlight and go up to delete but they don't delete. I send messages out but they don't really go. My question is, can it be fixed by these programs that you can buy online that guarantee to get it working?? Or can I buy another version and download or buy another email type and download? My computer is old like me, windows me millenium edition. Thanks in advance if anyone can help.. -- sparco |
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