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Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes Out
Hello,
I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. I'm really stumped. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes Out
Open OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder.
Right click, Select All, Right click, Copy. Open a new message window, right click in the message area, Paste. You should have something similar to this: C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{E6FE2A32-A73D-4915-B144-46ACE62213EB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Your long string of numbers and letters will be different. In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Documents and Settings\*limited username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{different string of numbers and letters}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Move the dbx files out of the Outlook Express folder. Switch to the limited user and see if OE opens. -- Ron Sommer "chrisandaj" wrote in message ... Hello, I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. I'm really stumped. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes Out
Open OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder.
Right click, Select All, Right click, Copy. Open a new message window, right click in the message area, Paste. You should have something similar to this: C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{E6FE2A32-A73D-4915-B144-46ACE62213EB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Your long string of numbers and letters will be different. In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Documents and Settings\*limited username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{different string of numbers and letters}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Move the dbx files out of the Outlook Express folder. Switch to the limited user and see if OE opens. -- Ron Sommer "chrisandaj" wrote in message ... Hello, I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. I'm really stumped. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes Out
The User Account's current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of the mail accounts in a new Named Identity... File | Identities | Add new identity Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 chrisandaj wrote: I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes Out
The User Account's current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of the mail accounts in a new Named Identity... File | Identities | Add new identity Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 chrisandaj wrote: I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes
Hello Mr. Sommer
I tried this. I couldn't get to the files you stated using Windows explorer, I couldn't get to "local settings", but I did try accessing it with the run command and found the .dbx files and deleted them. I deleted them because I was unclear where to move them. I tried starting OE as a limited user and it still wouldn't open up. It would start but then it would peg my CPU into the 90% range again. I would close it and it would give me the "unresponsive program" message and again I sent the report to Microsoft. PA Bear responded too, but I can't even open OE as any other user than the administrator so I cannot attempt his solution as far as I understand his solution. I have scanned my computer for viruses too, none were found. I appreciate your responses on a holiday weekend but any other ideas maybe... Anyway, thanks for the replies so far. I find this to be such a peculiar issue because no other programs get screwy as a limited user...everything works fine except for OE... "Ron Sommer" wrote: Open OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder. Right click, Select All, Right click, Copy. Open a new message window, right click in the message area, Paste. You should have something similar to this: C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{E6FE2A32-A73D-4915-B144-46ACE62213EB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Your long string of numbers and letters will be different. In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Documents and Settings\*limited username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{different string of numbers and letters}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Move the dbx files out of the Outlook Express folder. Switch to the limited user and see if OE opens. -- Ron Sommer "chrisandaj" wrote in message ... Hello, I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. I'm really stumped. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes
Hello Mr. Sommer
I tried this. I couldn't get to the files you stated using Windows explorer, I couldn't get to "local settings", but I did try accessing it with the run command and found the .dbx files and deleted them. I deleted them because I was unclear where to move them. I tried starting OE as a limited user and it still wouldn't open up. It would start but then it would peg my CPU into the 90% range again. I would close it and it would give me the "unresponsive program" message and again I sent the report to Microsoft. PA Bear responded too, but I can't even open OE as any other user than the administrator so I cannot attempt his solution as far as I understand his solution. I have scanned my computer for viruses too, none were found. I appreciate your responses on a holiday weekend but any other ideas maybe... Anyway, thanks for the replies so far. I find this to be such a peculiar issue because no other programs get screwy as a limited user...everything works fine except for OE... "Ron Sommer" wrote: Open OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder. Right click, Select All, Right click, Copy. Open a new message window, right click in the message area, Paste. You should have something similar to this: C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{E6FE2A32-A73D-4915-B144-46ACE62213EB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Your long string of numbers and letters will be different. In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Documents and Settings\*limited username*\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{different string of numbers and letters}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Move the dbx files out of the Outlook Express folder. Switch to the limited user and see if OE opens. -- Ron Sommer "chrisandaj" wrote in message ... Hello, I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. I'm really stumped. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes
Hello PA Bear,
I don't think I can do this because I cannot open OE as a limited user period. I open it and it begins to open but what it does is pin my CPU to 90% + and when I close it, I receive a "non-responsive program message" and then I send the report to Microsoft. BUT I can open OE as the Admin User account and it works? What I understood from your response is that I have to open OE as a limited user, correct? Unfortunately, that's the problem, I cannot fully open OE as a limited user. Thanks for any further assistance or ideas! They are greatly appreciated by my family and myself. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: The User Account's current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main Identity. Try one or more of the mail accounts in a new Named Identity... File | Identities | Add new identity Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 chrisandaj wrote: I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes
Hello PA Bear,
I don't think I can do this because I cannot open OE as a limited user period. I open it and it begins to open but what it does is pin my CPU to 90% + and when I close it, I receive a "non-responsive program message" and then I send the report to Microsoft. BUT I can open OE as the Admin User account and it works? What I understood from your response is that I have to open OE as a limited user, correct? Unfortunately, that's the problem, I cannot fully open OE as a limited user. Thanks for any further assistance or ideas! They are greatly appreciated by my family and myself. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: The User Account's current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main Identity. Try one or more of the mail accounts in a new Named Identity... File | Identities | Add new identity Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 chrisandaj wrote: I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. |
Outlook Express, Multiple User Accts, Home Computer, CPU Maxes
Logged in to the User Account in question, start he
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash Repost: 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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~PA Bear chrisandaj wrote: Hello PA Bear, I don't think I can do this because I cannot open OE as a limited user period. I open it and it begins to open but what it does is pin my CPU to 90% + and when I close it, I receive a "non-responsive program message" and then I send the report to Microsoft. BUT I can open OE as the Admin User account and it works? What I understood from your response is that I have to open OE as a limited user, correct? Unfortunately, that's the problem, I cannot fully open OE as a limited user. Thanks for any further assistance or ideas! They are greatly appreciated by my family and myself. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: The User Account's current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main Identity. Try one or more of the mail accounts in a new Named Identity... File | Identities | Add new identity Assuming all is well, (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (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. - Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place. - Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 chrisandaj wrote: I have my home computer running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. Here's my problem. I have formed three user accounts on my computer, two limited accounts and one admin. account. When I try to use Outlook Express in my limited accounts, OE will not fully open up and freezes. I look at the task manager at this point and see that my CPU is maxed out-it's usually over 90% running "msimn.exe" which I know has something to do with OE. But when I run OE on my admin. account it works fine, even with the 3 identities I've formed for 3 different email accounts my ISP allows. http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread10656.html If you look up this link on this forum, this person has the exact same problem I'm having, but it's so old and the provided solutions are so full of high tech jargon, I wonder if there is an easier solution to the problem or maybe someone could "dumb" it down for me a bit? I would prefer not to lose the emails I already have, but if that's not in the cards, then I guess that's just how it goes. I've looked on this forum and haven't found a thread about this particular issue, but maybe I just missed it too. If the answer is somewhere I neglected to look, any directions would truly be appreciated and I apologize now if the directions are redundant. Thank you in advance and my step children thank you because they really want to use their own email addresses and I really don't like doing much as on the computer as an admin. because I've heard it can be dangerous. |
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