Each time I launch Outlook Express when I my laptop has been powered down, it
seems to have reset itself and I find;
1. My Inbox is empty of all pervious messages
2. My inbox has that 'getting started' email sitting in it
3. My Sent items folder has been emptied
4. However, all my perosnal folders remain visbile and in tact (ie not
emptied)
Any thoughts and experiences anyone?
Rgds
WilsonA

Nothing definitive by your post, but................

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.

Tip:

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status
Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the
compacting is completed.

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
~IB-CA~

"WilsonA" wrote in message
...
Each time I launch Outlook Express when I my laptop has been powered down,
it
seems to have reset itself and I find;
1. My Inbox is empty of all pervious messages
2. My inbox has that 'getting started' email sitting in it
3. My Sent items folder has been emptied
4. However, all my perosnal folders remain visbile and in tact (ie not
emptied)
Any thoughts and experiences anyone?
Rgds
WilsonA

"WilsonA" wrote in message

Each time I launch Outlook Express when I my laptop has been powered
down, it seems to have reset itself and I find;
1. My Inbox is empty of all pervious messages
2. My inbox has that 'getting started' email sitting in it
3. My Sent items folder has been emptied
4. However, all my perosnal folders remain visbile and in tact (ie not
emptied)
Any thoughts and experiences anyone?
Rgds
WilsonA

This typically happens when people power down the computer while OE is
compacting folders.

OR version number (complete)?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
"Anyone who prefers security over freedom deserves neither."

Create a new Identity.
--
Ron Sommer

"WilsonA" wrote in message
...
Each time I launch Outlook Express when I my laptop has been powered down,
it
seems to have reset itself and I find;
1. My Inbox is empty of all pervious messages
2. My inbox has that 'getting started' email sitting in it
3. My Sent items folder has been emptied
4. However, all my perosnal folders remain visbile and in tact (ie not
emptied)
Any thoughts and experiences anyone?
Rgds
WilsonA

Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main
Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity (File
Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well, import messages from
the old Identity before deleting it (File Identities Manage Identities).

To avoid 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.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- 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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

WilsonA wrote:
Each time I launch Outlook Express when I my laptop has been powered
down, it seems to have reset itself and I find;
1. My Inbox is empty of all pervious messages
2. My inbox has that 'getting started' email sitting in it
3. My Sent items folder has been emptied
4. However, all my perosnal folders remain visbile and in tact (ie not
emptied)
Any thoughts and experiences anyone?
Rgds
WilsonA