Clogged the Outbox in Outlook Express

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• How can I fix my Outbox in Outlook Express

  After sending e-mails, Outbox of Outlook Express says empty but messages are still there.  Whenever I hit send, it sends everything again.  How to uninstall and reinstall Outlook Express?

  You have apparent dbx file corruption.

  Spend most of your messages out of the Inbox and then create new folders to send and sent items box after having moved the messages you want to save to a local folder that you create.

  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 icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.

  With OE closed, find the DBX files for the items in the Outbox and sent and delete them.  New ones will be created automatically when you open OE.

  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.

  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.

  Information on the maximum size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=903095

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the CPUs, slows down sending and receiving and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
  http://thundercloud.NET/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

  Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the program and reinstall in custom Mode and uncheck analysis when the option is the result of e-mail messages.

  Compact often as specified above.

  And backup often.

  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx

• Lost part of the toolbar for Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP.

  Lost part of the toolbar for outlook express 6 using XP. do not show again, send, transmit, delete etc. I can RT. Click on a message and work mind but the convenience of the toolbar. any help would be great.

  View | Page layout | Toolbar. Check it out.

• What happened to the drop-down list of the menus for outlook express

  After years without problem, the dropdown menus for the "record" and other titles at the top of outlook express do not appear.

  You may have a damaged identity especially if it's the default main identity. File | Identities | Add the new identity. Create a new one and try it. If all goes well, you can import your messages and address book from the old identity and delete it.

  Note: Do not use the main word in the name of the new identity.

• copy the address book Outlook Express for Hotmail - can't get in Outlook Express

  copy the address book Outlook Express for Hotmail - can't get in Outlook Express.

  Lately I often can't get into my Outlook email.  I know that I can use Hotmail, but I need my address book. I know that it has to see with the Qwest no longer carring MSN.   Can you tell me how to recover or to carry it?

  Thank you, Cookie 303-371-6295 or 303-931-4632

  The address book is a file with an extension of wab file.  Search for *.wab and then you can click on it to open it.  You can then go to file | Export | Address book, then save it as a csv file.  To import into Hotmail, as in this case: www.windowslivehelp.com because it is where are the experts of Hotmail.

  Steve

• Why I can't open the attachment in Outlook express?

  Why I can't open the attachment in Outlook express?

  Try to save the first attachment, then try to open it.  See also www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#1

  Steve

• How can I move all the folders in Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail?

  Bought a new computer with Windows Home, how can I move the folders of Outlook Express in Windows XP SP3 in Windows Live Mail? Thanks for your help.

  Transfer of data from Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail:

  For Messages:

  Copy the * ENTIRE * OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx must be included). Place it on the desktop or another location on the computer using WLMail. Open WLMail and: file | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the point where it was saved.

  Location of OE message store:

  In OE: 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 icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.

  For addresses:

  Open the address book in OE and file | Export | Address book (wab) and save it to the desktop. Copy it to a flash drive. Place it on the desktop or another location on the computer using WLMail.

  Open the Contacts list in WLMail, (go |) Contacts in the Menu bar) and the file | Import | Address book (wab) Windows and the point where you saved it.

  Note: If you use a CD or a DVD instead of a flash drive, after placing on the new machine you must remove the read-only attribute in the properties before you import.

  For the account settings:

  In OE: Tools | Accounts, select the account and export it to the desktop. This will be an .iaf file. Copy it to the new computer and WLMail desktop: tools | Accounts and import the settings from the location you saved the.
  For additional help with WLMail, please ask in this forum.

  Windows Live Mail Forum
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=15

• At startup, the message that "Outlook Express" compress my hotmail.

  Original title: right from the start, a small screen shows "saying 'Outlook Express' compress my hotmail." There must be a check mark displays a place that I never tried to use Outlook express Outlook Express screen on Boot Up

  This sweet new XP Professional & Office Professional 2010 installed on a hard drive costs, now after a start-up I get the screen that says 'Outlook Express' will be my hotmail condence. I know that my hotmail is loaded. Outlook Express is a program not more used for years. I would like to know how to disable this notice. Office Professional 2010 technical support past the ball, so I ask you please

  Hello DedicatedWrench,

  You can look at the post from another forum who has any suggestions to solve the problem with Outlook Express popup.
  http://www.Office-Outlook.com/Outlook-Forum/index.php?t=MSG&th=125144/

  If please reply back and let us know if these suggestions helped.

  Sincerely,

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Display the emails in Outlook Express

  Hello

  I recently installed a Microsoft WebCam with Windows Live Essentials.

  I continue to use Outlook Express to compose, send and receive emails, but record everything I need to keep somewhere else on my PC.

  When I open these saved emails they now open in Windows Live Mail instead of Outlook Express.

  How can I make these emails open in OE as before? Eric

  Right-click on one of them and open with | Choose the program. Select Outlook Express and then check the box: always use this program to open this type of file.

  If still no joy, OE is not defined as your default e-mail client.

  Control Panel | Add/Remove programs. Set Program Access and Defaults. Custom + down arrow | Select the option for Outlook Express.

  Making OE the default e-mail client:
  http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

  For the links in the email:
  http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

  And:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

  Restore OE to e-mail clients list in Internet Options
  http://www.dougknox.com/XP/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm

  If you have installed MS Outlook, see also #13:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

  "Send to" and e-mail links do not work using Outlook Express as default:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• I can't delete a message from my Outbox and Outlook Express won't send it. What should I do?

  I tried to send a large amount of photos using Outlook Express. The message is stuck in the outlet box. It will not send it, I can't move or delete it. Any ideas?

  Check: File | Work offline and in: reviews | Layout: uncheck the preview pane. Can delete you it now?

  Otherwise:

  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, 2K & 2K 3, files from user OE (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.

  With OE closed, find the DBX the Outbox.dbx file and delete it. A new vacuum will be created automatically when you open OE.

• How to print the address book Outlook Express email addresses and people

  How to print a list of people and their e-mail addresses of my Outlook Express address book?

  The easiest way and use less paper is like that.

  1. Open a new message window.
  2. Click the button to display your contacts.
  3. Click the first once to highlight.
  4. Scroll to last and hold down the SHIFT key while you click on it.
  5. Now that all are highlighted, add them to the field to.
  6. X out and when you are prompted to save to drafts, do so.
  7. In the drafts, click message header, just to highlight.
  8. CTRL + F3 will reveal the source of the message, including all your names/addresses.
  9. Copy the address and paste it into a word processing program and print it.

• Impossible to delete the Inbox in outlook express

  I've had problems with Outlook Express 6.0 for a couple of minths now.  I can't delete messages in my Inbox and I can't drag those I want to save to other folders.  It is also extremely slow to open now.

  Any ideas that I can do to get this back to the way that it work use dto?

  I don't know what happened because of this problem.

  This can be difficult if you have messages in the Inbox you want to save, so let's start with what is safe.
   
   
  Create a new folder deleted items with no message in it that you want to save.
   
  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 icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.
   
  With OE closed, find the DBX file for deleted items and delete it.  Another will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
   
  Close OE, reboot and see if you can move messages from the Inbox to a folder created by the user. After the return. There is much more to do.
   

• Why was the full Inbox folder when there is no message in the folder of outlook express?

  Original title: failure of Outlook Express

  I apologize if I am in the wrong category, but there isn't one for Outlook Express. I encountered a strange problem with OE. My client always uses OE for their emails and all of a sudden a person has lost the ability to receive emails. After some research, I found that their Inbox.dbx file exceeded the capacity of 2 GB. Juggling which corrects the problem.

  But my question is why was the folder Inbox full, when there is no message in the folder? When I opened the OE to try to resolve the problem, the Inbox was empty! Second question is how can I keep this does not happen?

  [Transferred from Internet Explorer]

   
  I do not use Outlook, but it has nothing to do with archiving. Only, you do not see messages once you remove them, but they are still on your drive hard until you compact.
   

• How can I fix the link from Outlook Express for Internet Explorer

  I am running Windows XP home. Whenever I get an email with a link to a website, my outlook express freezes and I havce to restart.

  Can someone help please

  Reset IE as default value even if it already seems that is first, and then restart it.

  Control Panel | Add/Remove programs. Set Program Access and Defaults. Custom + down arrow | Choose a default browser. Select the Internet Explorer radio button.

  If that does not do...

  Hyperlinks do not work in Outlook Express or in Word (revised 29-Apr-09)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/823301

  Hyperlinks do not work in Outlook Express after you put upgraded to IE7 [or IE8] (revised 29-Apr-09)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929867

  If still no joy:

  With the permission of MVP Frank Saunders. [RIP]

  If nothing happens when you click on a link:
  Open Windows Explorer or on the control panel.
  Go to tools | Folder options | Types of files.
  Scroll to [NONE] URL: HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT the shortcut URL: Internet) and select it.
  Click Edit or advanced, depending on your version of Windows.
  Choose 'open '.
  Click on change.

  "Application used to perform action" should read:

  "C:\PROGRAM may EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" - nohome (check the path to)
  Iexplore.exe to ensure that it is correct and use the double quotes).

  DDE should be checked and in the boxes below, you should have:

  #1:
  « %1 »,,-1,0,,,

  #2
  IExplore

  #3 (white)

  #4
  WWW_OpenURL

  Protocol URL: HyperText Transfer with Privacy should be the same.

  If the foregoing is correct, uncheck the box: use DDE.

  And if you still have problems, try a new OE identity.

  You may have a damaged identity especially if it's the default main identity. File | Identities | Add the new identity. Create a new one and try it. If all goes well, you can import your messages and address book from the old identity and delete it.

• Help with emails lost on the version of outlook express 6

  Outlook express deleted at random 2 years worth of my emails. Is there anyway to get back them. ? They are not in the deleted section

  Two reasons the most common for what you describe is disruption of the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or bloated folders. More about that below.
   
  
  Why OE insists on compacting folders when I close it? :
  http://www.insideoe.com/FAQs/why.htm#compact
   
  
  Why mail disappears:
  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
   
   
   
  Recovery methods:
   
  If you are running XP/SP3, then you should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin (or possibly the message store), copied as bak files.
   
  To restore a folder bak on the message store folder, first find the location of the message store.
   
  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 .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.
   
  
  Note: If you have new messages in the folder you are go restore, move them to a folder first created user, or they will be lost. They can be moved once the old posts have been restored.
   
  
  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then 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. For example: 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 to the next step.
   
   
  First of all, check if there is a bak file already in the message. If there is, and you have removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it in dbx.
   
  
  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.
   
   
  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.
   
   
  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:
   
  
  DBXpress run in extract disc Mode is the best chance to recover messages:
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx
   
   
  And see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
   
   
   
   
   
  
  A general warning to help avoid this in the future:
   
  
  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.
   
  
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the CPUs, slows down sending and receiving and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently.
   
   
   
  For more information, see:
  
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 
   
   
   
  And backup often.
   
   
  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx