I red Bruce's explanation how to delete unwanted content, but I need to
salvage some mail from that storage location for my incoming mail, because my
inbox get wiped out with no explanation how. What is the way, if any, to
import inbox.bak or .dbx files back to OE?
Second problem is OE does not go thru "receive" procedure. Comes with this
message
"An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pophm.sympatico.ca', Server:
'pophm.sympatico.ca', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Error
Number: 0x800C0133". Outgoing works fine & sent & deleted items are intact.
Please help. Thank you

You have more than one problem. Read everything here before you do anything.
I won't be around for about 8 hours, so don't expect a follow up from me
tonight, but others will be around.

#1: If you want to restore a bak file:

All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service
Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first locate the
Message Store in Windows Explorer.

In OE: 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, the dbx files 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.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty, folder
and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have
successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact* same
name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If the
file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new folder
and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue on to
the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there
is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open the
message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx. Close
the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in the
folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the
old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#2:

Error Number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

Move any mail you wish to save to a local folder 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 |
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.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



"Nenad" wrote in message
...
I red Bruce's explanation how to delete unwanted content, but I need to
salvage some mail from that storage location for my incoming mail, because
my
inbox get wiped out with no explanation how. What is the way, if any, to
import inbox.bak or .dbx files back to OE?
Second problem is OE does not go thru "receive" procedure. Comes with this
message
"An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pophm.sympatico.ca', Server:
'pophm.sympatico.ca', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Error
Number: 0x800C0133". Outgoing works fine & sent & deleted items are
intact.
Please help. Thank you