Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6? (Xpsp2
home uptodate and no virus or spam present)

Mine became damaged and OE would not launch. The message in the Event
Log indicated the directdb.dll was not found....(but it was on the
harddrive)
I uninstalled OE-launch thinking it might have an influence but OE would
not start.
Deleting the large Folders.dbx didn't solve the issue either.
I did a sfc/scannow and whatever was out of order came back into place.
Of course, mail rules had to be redone.

Instead of having subfolders under the INbox, this time round, the
special rule receiving folders are on their own since I didn't lose any
of the stand alone OE folders or their contents. I had moved 3 folders
out to another location before doing any of this repair and the renaming
Folder to folderold.dbx did the trick to regain access to the contents.
Now that info which was stored in 3 OE folders is now saved in another
location since most of this afternoon has been used getting OE back into
working shape AND retrieving those passwords lol

Compaction and empty main folders is the rule for me (In, out, sent
boxes) BUT those other folders within OE did increase in size.
I wondered if because I had 3 folders (each containing mails with
subscription info , forum acct. passwords or saved links ) that would
create a distortion with the directdb.dll?

I'd rather not repeat actions that create a distortion via directdb.dll

Rose Weir

directdb.dll is involved with all the DBX files. An error in
directdb.dll usually indicates an corrupted DBX file. DBX files are
very fragile and easily corrupted.

Did the error log actually say that the directdb.dll was not found?
"Could not be loaded" does not mean that the file missing, it means that
some error occurred at the point the OE was trying to load the file.

The folders.dbx file hold the folder nesting structure, among other
things. So if you delete that file, you have to drag the subfolders
back to their original location.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"RoseW" wrote in message
...
Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6?
(Xpsp2
home uptodate and no virus or spam present)

Mine became damaged and OE would not launch. The message in the Event
Log indicated the directdb.dll was not found....(but it was on the
harddrive)
I uninstalled OE-launch thinking it might have an influence but OE
would
not start.
Deleting the large Folders.dbx didn't solve the issue either.
I did a sfc/scannow and whatever was out of order came back into
place.
Of course, mail rules had to be redone.

Instead of having subfolders under the INbox, this time round, the
special rule receiving folders are on their own since I didn't lose
any
of the stand alone OE folders or their contents. I had moved 3 folders
out to another location before doing any of this repair and the
renaming
Folder to folderold.dbx did the trick to regain access to the
contents.
Now that info which was stored in 3 OE folders is now saved in another
location since most of this afternoon has been used getting OE back
into
working shape AND retrieving those passwords lol

Compaction and empty main folders is the rule for me (In, out, sent
boxes) BUT those other folders within OE did increase in size.
I wondered if because I had 3 folders (each containing mails with
subscription info , forum acct. passwords or saved links ) that would
create a distortion with the directdb.dll?

I'd rather not repeat actions that create a distortion via
directdb.dll

Rose Weir

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
| directdb.dll is involved with all the DBX files. An error in
| directdb.dll usually indicates an corrupted DBX file. DBX files are
| very fragile and easily corrupted.
|
| Did the error log actually say that the directdb.dll was not found?
| "Could not be loaded" does not mean that the file missing, it means
that
| some error occurred at the point the OE was trying to load the file.
|
| The folders.dbx file hold the folder nesting structure, among other
| things. So if you delete that file, you have to drag the subfolders
| back to their original location.
|
| --
|
| Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
|
|
| "RoseW" wrote in message
| ...
| Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
| connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6?
| (Xpsp2| home uptodate and no virus or spam present)
|
| Rose Weir

Michael: Thanks for that confirmation. Yes, it was that 'not loaded' was
part of the message and included 'Folders.dbx' as part of the message.
Since deleting the folders.dbx did not solve the situation I wondered if
any .dbx could be damaged and the Event message continues in its habit
of producing a message as best it can grin
I was aware that .dbx files are fragile but I must admit I confined that
characteristic mainly to the IN, OUT, & SENT boxes. I have broadened
that concept to include ALL as of now grin
I did not nest my INBOX this time...not as tidy but sturdy wins over
fragile grin
I think I identified that it was one of the folders I was using to store
stuff so I'm no longer storing many e-mails -subscription and forum
password stuff- within OE as of today.
Thanks again to all for the confirmation.
Rose

Errors that reference directdb.dll usually indicate that some corruption has
occured in one or more of the DBX files that make up your message store.
This is usually caused by interuppting a compacting operation by using Task
Manager to shut down msimn.exe when a slowdown in computer performance is
discovered.

Try compacting your message store while working offline and let it complete.
If you need help beyond that, see the info at this site:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"RoseW" wrote in message
...
Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6? (Xpsp2
home uptodate and no virus or spam present)

Mine became damaged and OE would not launch. The message in the Event
Log indicated the directdb.dll was not found....(but it was on the
harddrive)
I uninstalled OE-launch thinking it might have an influence but OE would
not start.
Deleting the large Folders.dbx didn't solve the issue either.
I did a sfc/scannow and whatever was out of order came back into place.
Of course, mail rules had to be redone.

Instead of having subfolders under the INbox, this time round, the
special rule receiving folders are on their own since I didn't lose any
of the stand alone OE folders or their contents. I had moved 3 folders
out to another location before doing any of this repair and the renaming
Folder to folderold.dbx did the trick to regain access to the contents.
Now that info which was stored in 3 OE folders is now saved in another
location since most of this afternoon has been used getting OE back into
working shape AND retrieving those passwords lol

Compaction and empty main folders is the rule for me (In, out, sent
boxes) BUT those other folders within OE did increase in size.
I wondered if because I had 3 folders (each containing mails with
subscription info , forum acct. passwords or saved links ) that would
create a distortion with the directdb.dll?

I'd rather not repeat actions that create a distortion via directdb.dll

Rose Weir

"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
| Errors that reference directdb.dll usually indicate that some
corruption has
| occured in one or more of the DBX files that make up your message
store.
| This is usually caused by interuppting a compacting operation by using
Task
| Manager to shut down msimn.exe when a slowdown in computer performance
is
| discovered.
|
| Try compacting your message store while working offline and let it
complete.
| If you need help beyond that, see the info at this site:
| http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm
| --
| Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
|
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
| Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.
| Thanks.
|
|
| "RoseW" wrote in message
| ...
| Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
| connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6?
(Xpsp2
| home uptodate and no virus or spam present)
|
| Rose Weir

Jim: Yes I always compact while Work Offline is ticked. I'm on a
satellite receiver so the setting is 'always on' therefore I have become
habitual at compacting while Oe is offline. While retrieving the folders
that I had moved out of the way for 'safe keeping' I noted some oddities
therefore I think the 'corruption' did occur in those storage folders
were received mails containing passwords, subscription info had piled
up.
Its an easy routine but I'm not going to continue with that type of
additional folder. Copy, paste into a text editor from now on for me.
grin
Rose

"RoseW" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Is the directdb.dll just associated with the folders.dbx or is it
connected to any/all of other folders within Outlook Express v6? (Xpsp2
home uptodate and no virus or spam present)

Mine became damaged and OE would not launch. The message in the Event
Log indicated the directdb.dll was not found....(but it was on the
harddrive)
I uninstalled OE-launch thinking it might have an influence but OE would
not start.
Deleting the large Folders.dbx didn't solve the issue either.
I did a sfc/scannow and whatever was out of order came back into place.
Of course, mail rules had to be redone.

Instead of having subfolders under the INbox, this time round, the
special rule receiving folders are on their own since I didn't lose any
of the stand alone OE folders or their contents. I had moved 3 folders
out to another location before doing any of this repair and the renaming
Folder to folderold.dbx did the trick to regain access to the contents.
Now that info which was stored in 3 OE folders is now saved in another
location since most of this afternoon has been used getting OE back into
working shape AND retrieving those passwords lol

Compaction and empty main folders is the rule for me (In, out, sent
boxes) BUT those other folders within OE did increase in size.
I wondered if because I had 3 folders (each containing mails with
subscription info , forum acct. passwords or saved links ) that would
create a distortion with the directdb.dll?

I'd rather not repeat actions that create a distortion via directdb.dll

Rose Weir