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• Troubleshooting Outlook Express error message - error number: 0x800C0133

  I NEED HELP to SOLVE A PROBLEM WITH OUTLOOK EXPRESS - cannot GET RID OF THE ERROR MESSAGE AFTER TRYING all THE SOLUTIONS LIST AND EVEN EMPTY THE Inbox EMPTY. Help, please!

  USING OUTLOOK EXPRESS 8.0 WITH WINDOWS XP, I CAN'T RECEIVE MAIL IN MY INBOX ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS A NUMBER OF MESSAGES RECEIVED. I GET THIS ERROR MESSAGE:
  An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'Hotmail', server: 'pop3.live.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, secure (SSL): Yes, error number: 0x800C0133

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Bruce Hagen
  MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
  Imperial Beach, CA

• Message from Outlook express 0x800C0133 error

  Help!  Have not been able to download emails for several days.  After the Outlook Express signature, he begins to receive messages and then an error screen appears with the message POP3 Port 110 and 0x800C0133 error after this no messages appear as the mail queue is growing...

  I tried the help sections and also contacted Microsoft who sent me on this forum.  Am not very computer, so any help is really appreciated.

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it.  Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• An unknown error has occurred. Error number: 0x800C0133

  I'm unable to receive emails on my desktop pc. I contacted the technical support Brighthouse and we already removed and then replaced my default email account, I still get the same error message. BrightHouse tech says he's more than likely a corrupted or damaged Outlook Express file and contact Microsoft.

  I am running Windows XP Home Edition SP3 and outlook express 6 for e-mail. someone else has experienced this problem or can offer the solution?

  Thanks in advance for your time.

  Lee

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Bruce Hagen ~ MS - MVP [Mail]

• Outlook Express error (corrupt Inbox file) 0x800c0133

  I use Outlook Express. I can send, but not receive. I have deleted many emails that were never deleted, but still cannot receive. I was told that I have a damaged the Inbox file. Something about the Inbox.dbx box, but I don't know or how to fix this error.

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
   
  
  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.
   
  
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  
  In Windows XP, the files of user OE (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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  
  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often. Space messages take up is not recovered until you compact.
   
  
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
   
  
   

• How can I fix error 0x800C0133 # for Outlook Express 6

  I had been away from my Outlook Express 6 on this computer for several months and when I went to download e-mail messages that have been accumulated, he kept downloading the same emails again and again until there were about 70 000 e-mails between my account from Comcast and Hotmail via Outlook Express.  When I tried to remove them, I could not, then at some point all of my emails have disappeared and I can send emails, but I can't receive them and I get the error message 0x800CO133 and I don't know what to do.  How can I fix it?

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• 0x800C0133, 0x800CCC90, 0x800CCC92

  I can not receive or send e-mail messages. Error messages I get are: an unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.charter.net', server: 'pop.charter.net', Protocol: POP3, Port 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133 and
  There was a problem connecting to your e-mail server. Your password was rejected. Account: 'pop.charter.net (1)', server: 'pop.charter.net', Protocol: POP3, server response: '-ERR user name or password.', Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, Server error: 0x800CCC90, error number: 0x800CCC92.
  I went on my account and I believe I provided my e-mail server names are: smtp.charter.net, pop.charter.net for incoming mail and outgoing. It does not help the problem.
  I also recently installed Kaspersky when I got the root of 'Charter' kit installed. So I deleted the rootkit Charter program and uninstalled then re-installed Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.
  I want to keep my Outlook Express.

  Also, I tried to roll back the computer but to no avail.
  What can I do to fix what I've apparently clogged upward?

  Thank you

  Start with this one.

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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.  Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• 0x800C0133 error code

  I'm very illiterate in computers, please explain as easily as possible

  Can I assume you mean an Outlook Express error message? And you cannot receive mail? (Always show the entire message and the problem you are experiencing).

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.

  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.

  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Bruce Hagen
  MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
  Imperial Beach, CA

• OutLook Express 0x800C0133 error.

  I am suddenly unable to download my ISP emails in my Inbox as of March 31 to 21:40 Western Australia time. Open emails in my Inbox, but I can still read in the pane of the window and they are not deleting from my Inbox when I remove them. Also when I click on a new email that a box comes up saying "an acknowledgment was not sent for this mail", but it isn't a request. I tried to restart OE, nothing has changed. I restarted my computer and restarted OE, even when nothing has changed. I removed all the emails in the Inbox and restarted OE, but I am still unable to download e-mail messages from the ISP. I am also now not able to move anything in any of my files. I use Windows XP Professional. Help, please.
  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Ann

  You have posted on the forum of wong. Outlook Express is not Microsoft Outlook. It is likely that the message and this answer and all others will be moved to the correct forum by a moderator.

  You are most probably see a 0x800C0133 because you have a corrupted Inbox.dbx file. Failure to delete can be due to the corrupted Inbox.dbx box or because you have a corrupted file item.dbx deleted. The two commonfactors causing corrupt are files dbx and interupting the process of compaction before it is completed.

  Records of your reception and sent items box only takes messages waiting for resettlement until you move. Have not all the subfolders of the Inbox. In the paragraph following, that I describe a way that helps reduce the retention of messages in the two system created folders, which are therefore subject to message loss and file corruption.

  In Outlook Express, place the cursor on the local folders and select the file, folder, New and name your new folder. AAInbox and AASent may be suitable for your needs. Move all messages in your Inbox and your records sent to the local files newly created items. Repeat if you have created subfolders for each folder.

  You will still need to look at the overall size of individual files, that too large a results folder in system struggling to manage the file. File corruption occurs most often when the compaction process is interrupted or if any reading or writing to file takes place when Outlook Express closes abruptly. What tends to happen more often with more large files. Others define a maximum file size by specifying a size for example 300 MB, as part of their recommendation. In my opinion, that this may mislead the size may be significantly lower. It depends on the ability of the system to deal with large files.

  You can control the process of compaction by at a time that suits you at any time until the account reaches 100.

  In Outlook Express, place the cursor on the local folders and select file, work offline, followed by file, folder, Compact everything. Do not attempt to interrupt or stop the process to the end. close Outlook Express when it is finished, but do not rush closing as changes will still be made for a period after the compaction process appears to have completed.

  After compaction, ensure that your Outlook Express folders are properly. Select Start, all programs, accessories, System Tools, disk cleanup to empty your trash and delete temporary Internet files. Run Disk Defragmenter.

  HOW TO: Use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306542

  I suspect you will need to go further and fix your problem and to remove the existing Inbox after you have moved your messages and deleted items folders. See the few Messages in the Inbox to disappear in the following link:
  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

  The expert who currently offer the best vadvice on Outlook Express in these forums is Bruce Hagen: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/f6bc4688-4199-4d7b-b25d-a255b890ada4?tab=MyAnswers

• How can I correct an error unknown 0x800C0133 outlook express

  every time I go into my mail, it says:-an unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.bigpond.com', server: 'mail.bigpond.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133. Have checked with Bigpond & they were unable to find out what was just this error.

  Try to move all messages from the Inbox to another folder.  Then close OE and delete the inbox.dbx file (hidden) or move it to another directory.  Then, OE will create a new when it first opened.  See if that fixes the problem.  This problem shows your message store is corrupt and he could self-destruct.  It is important to make regular backups of your messages.  See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#6

  Steve

• I can't receive emails on Outlook Express. Get the 0x800C0133 error message number.

  I can send and receive Outlook e-mail messages and can send emails on Outlook Express, but cannot receive them on Outlook Express. Get the 0x800C0133 error message number.

  I can send and receive Outlook e-mail messages and can send emails on Outlook Express, but cannot receive them on Outlook Express. Get the 0x800C0133 error message number.   Problem seems to be with the program Outlook Express and think I need to reinstall.  How do you do that?
  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
   
  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.
   
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• I get an error (0x800C0133) message when opening outlook express and can not receive emails

  An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'mail.homeloansokc.com', server: 'mail.homeloansokc.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133 the previous message is the complete error message I get when trying to open Outlook Express.  I can send but cannot receive mail.  The box pop up you will receiver 1 of 68 messages but stops before it downloads all messages and displays the error message.

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
   
  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.
   
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• Need help to resolve Outlook express problem error number: 0x800C0133.

  When I open my Outlook Express mailbox, "I see the message: error number: 0x800C0133.

  I can send messages, but cannot receive any.

  The other problem is the message when you use Outlook Express, which keeps popping up all the time: "to free up space, Outlook Express can compress messages. This may take a few minutes. So I have to restart my pps, etc. that I've been listening.

  Your Inbox may be altered.  Go to file | Identities and setup a new identity.  Add your email account and see if it works very well.  If this is the case, then go to file | Import | Messages to bring them from the old identity.

  It is important to keep files compacted, as otherwise, the GET corrupted and you will lose messages, then you get invited to compact, let him finish.  See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

  Steve

• I have Outlook Express 6. When I try to send/receive my mail I get this error: Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133 can anyone help with this please

  I went and read a few articles on this I tried to delete the Folders.dbx, renamed server, flip pass and username. I just can't go there. Can anyone help on this.

  Thank you

  It isn't Folders.dbx which is screwed, it's Inbox.
   
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  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
   
  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create. Then, remove the problem of Inbox as follows.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and delete it. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.
   
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• In Outlook Express lost emails and get the 0X800C0133 error

  I lost all my emails in my Inbox and now cannot receive emails at all. Error message is 0X800C0133. Need help to restore the email account and also I was wondering if it will be possible to recover the lost emails.

  Thank you

  Error number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
   
  Move any message you want to save to a local folder that you create if you can.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, 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 box of Inbox.dbx and rename it to Inboxold.dbx. Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  Now, you have an Inbox clean and fresh. Check the Windows Recycle Bin and the message OE store folder for a file Inbox.bak. If you have one, note the date of creation and after return before doing anything. If you do not have a bak file, DBXpress is your best chance to retrieve your messages.
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx
   
  You may need to run in the extract from disk Mode if its normal recovery mode fails to find lost messages.
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  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.
   
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• When I try to send e-mail messages in Outlook Express 6, I get an error saying "an unknown error has occurred. "Error number: 0x800C0133.

  original title: email problem

  I have run outlook express 6 when I hit send and receive button told me how many emails I have to come then gives me an error message like this "an unknown error has occurred. "Account: 'pop3.tsn.cc', server: 'pop3.tsn.cc', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133 ' I have a tsn e-mail account. can someone help me thanks

  You may have a corrupt inbox.  Move all messages from the Inbox to another folder if you can.  Then move the inbox.dbx file in another directory in the message store directory (found via Tools |) Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Storage folder and files are hidden).  OE will create a new one so that should solve the problem.

  Alternatively, you can go to file | Identities and setup a new identity, which will give you a new message store) and then add your e-mail account.  If it works fine, you can use the file | Import | Messages to get the messages from the old identity.

  In the future see points 2 and 3 here: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2 and make sure that you back up your messages frequently, because cases often get corrupted.

  Steve