In Outlook Express 6, my contacts have disappeared and msg said failure of loading address book. OE is configured incorrectly, please reinstall

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• Outlook Express: "address book failed to load. OE is configured incorrectly, please reinstall.

  Windows XP Home Edition. Suddenly cannot open my email. I searched the *.wab file and the 'read only' box is not checked. It is said that it has been changed a few days ago. I remember deleting an address duplicate at this time. What would I do? How should I do?

  Thank you

  If Office is/has been installed on this computer, see the reference by PA Bear in this thread
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/xpnetwork/thread/a8c8cf17-d792-481e-BCCA-13b03852a995

  If the Agency was never installed, check out these links. Don't worry, the references to older versions of OE. They still apply.

  Courtesy of Michael Santovec:
  http://pages.prodigy.NET/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

  All of you who have the same cause.  Something is screwed up with your address book.

  It could be several specific problems, which include:
  -corrupted WAB file
  -damaged or incompatible DLL files for the addressbook
  -have OE set to use the Outlook98 / 2000 + contacts instead of the WAB
  folder and there is something wrong at the end of Outlook

  For more details, take a look at:

  Error message: the Message could not be sent. Some invalid recipients
  (Outlook Express: there was an error opening this message)
  (The address book failed to load. OE is configured incorrectly)
  (Corrupted or incompatible WAB32. DLL file)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=239135
  OLEXP: Error Message: failed to load address book
  (There was an error opening this message)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=269777
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=310873
  OLEXP: MSIMN has caused an IPF in Module Wab32.dll
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=247706
  Error message: failed to load address book, Outlook Express is...
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=191946
  Error message: could not open address book, a component is missing
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=192321

  The address book Windows (WAB)
  http://www.insideoe.com/files/WAB.htm

  To share Contacts between Outlook and Outlook Express
  http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

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

• Text on the buttons labels have disappeared, and the legs went above the address bar. Why?

  Last night, I've updated for Firefox 29.0.1. Now, I don't mind not change - and reworks - doesn't bother me but I HATE it when the options are removed. I want text labels on buttons (the ' Home' button, for example"). In the previous version of Firefox, you can click in the gray area at the top right and select "Customize". From there, you could drag and drop of what things you want to appear in your toolbar or not - and there is a check box for Select if you wanted the labels of text appears under them or not. Now as hard as I look, I can not find this option. So you're now forcing people to use ONLY icons. I hate this. My brain processes the word 'Home' much more quickly that it recognizes a bit the image of a House. You must understand that people act in different ways - and all simply because the developers of Firefox can not personally use text labels, which does not mean that person only!

  What is the point in removing the option? Not at all. Please re - introduce the option. In the meantime, I'll be back to the previous version of Firefox.

  In addition, I see that the tabs are now moved on top of the address bar. New - WHY? I love them below. Why do you feel the need to make changes - and then not giving people the ability to customize things how they like?

  You can watch the classic extension theme restaurateur restore some features that has been lost with the arrival of the Australis style in Firefox 29.

  • Restorer of classic theme: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/

  You can check the settings of the extension of the CTR through the Options/preferences button on the page "Firefox/tools > Modules > Extensions.

  See also:

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how-to-make-new-Firefox-look-like-old-Firefox
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-Firefox
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-Firefox

• Outlook express-all inbox message just disappeared without deleting me anything, and I only put clean Inbox. That's happened?

  I was checking email as I always did in outlook express, I hit send and receive, and all of a sudden, everything in my Inbox was gone... more than 1,500 messages.

  I did not clean up messages or anything like that automatically remove.

  There was no progress bar for deletion and deleted items were not in the trash.   they have simply disappeared.

  That's happened?  How can I stop this from happening?

  That's happened?  How can I stop this from happening?

   
  See further down on prevention.
   
  Firstly: in mode | Current view, is to show all Messages checked? If Yes, read on.
   
  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 use XP/SP2 or SP3, and are fully patched, 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.
   
  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  

• Outlook Express 6 does not. have to XP Pro. 2002, Pk3 serv.,.

  It seems that at least once a year, my husband e-mail account to Microsoft Outlook instead of Outlook Express.  Now, he cannot respond to emails or compose.  Mine works and is set up exactly like his.  He has to go to the web e-mail answer or dial.  Can I remove Microsoft Outlook without losing any email, addresses?  We both feel that Outlook Express is easy to use and prefer webmail, but it becomes boring because I search each year to meet and usually contact our server to get answers.  Microsoft probably has an answer.  Thank you.

  I changed the default for Outlook Express, but it won't stay there.  He returned to use my current email.

   
  Please explain as your current e-mail is/means.
   
  If you want to help remove Outlook, please ask the experts here. I have no expertise with the help of this program.
   
  Microsoft Office Outlook Forum
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Office/Forum/Outlook?tab=all 

• When I click on anything it either in the Outlook Express Preview window to stop answer and I have use the ctrl-alt-del combination for her all over again.

  When I click on anything it either in the Outlook Express Preview window to stop answer and I have use the ctrl-alt-del combination for her all over again. Anyone out there have the same problem? If so what did you do about it.

  Original title: I'm under Oulook Express 6 Windows XP Home SP3 environment.

  Bruce:

  The problem has been fixed (I think) but in a most unusual way. Let me explain.

  When I was closing down to give the computer a rest yesterday, there was a pop up saying that vprotector expected to close. He really wanted the process of closing until I clicked on finish the process. Curious to know what vprotector is, I searched on the net and got a lot of shots, saying: it is a virus and should be deleted pronto. So I searched the hard drive for the vprot. * and found in the folder program files for AVG!

  I then went to AVG to see if it's really a part of AVG and they said yes. If there is a problem with vprot, the toolbar is at fault and needs to be reinstalled. There was one click here to download and run the part of the program to fix the problem. However, I had WebRoot antivirus running that stopped the download of this program as a virus. Because I trust AVG, I've disabled WebRoot and reinstalled the AVG search bar.

  I haven't restarted WebRoot and computer flying along as it should, and OE is the link to IE when I click on a link as it has always done.

  Seems to me to be the faulty AVG toolbar and a cross with two virus programs upward was at fault. Thank you for your time. Your reply gave me a chance to think differently this problem could arise.

  Computers are really complicated machines and we have to be complicated to deal with their problems.

  Thanks again,

  Fred

• MSIMN.exe is missing from the Outlook Express folder. I have XP SP3 and IE 8.

  MSIMN.exe is missing from the Outlook Express folder which has 11 files it contains.  OE has never been installed.   I have XP Pro SP 3 IE 8.

  I bought a Dell 5 years computer and it works well. I have no e-mail program, and none has ever been installed. It seems that I only have Outlook (not installed) but I really want/need from OE 6.   MSIMN.exe is XP and is not downloadable from Ms.  Help!

  It may be a hidden file.  Make sure you have these active under control panel | Folder options | View.
   
  And go to start | Run and type (or copy and paste):
   
  "C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe".
   
  and including the quotes.
   
  Steve
   
  wrote in message News: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy *...

  MSIMN.exe is missing from the Outlook Express folder which has 11 files it contains.  OE has never been installed.   I have XP Pro SP 3 IE 8.

  I bought a Dell 5 years computer and it works well. I have no e-mail program, and none has ever been installed. It seems that I only have Outlook (not installed) but I really want/need from OE 6.   MSIMN.exe is XP and is not downloadable from Ms.  Help!

• When I opened outlook express Inbox, all messages have been deleted, please help restore the same

  When I opened outlook express Inbox, all messages have been deleted, please help restore the same

  Go to view | Current view | Show all messages to make sure that you have just selected 'Hide read messages.

  If this does not help, check your Recycle Bin, the bak files which are dbx files, you can restore backups.  See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

  If this does not help, then you will probably need my program DBXpress (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/), which will extract the messages from individual dbx files, and if messages are no longer in the files, it can extract from the disc itself.

  Steve

• When sending emails with Outlook Express, they sit in the Outbox and don't move to sent items.

  My system is XP Microsoft w/Internet Explorer 7.  My online service is through netzero.  I started having problems several weeks ago about my Outlook Express.  In the last whe I send a file, he crossed for recipients and also would go directly to my sent folder.  Now adays, occasionally, the info is sent to recipients but does not go to my sent folder and the express pointed out a mistake and put my email in the Outbox.  I have to move it to project from the Outbox folder or the system keeps trying to return.  He goes to the recipients, but not in my sent folder.  What's wrong?

  original title: Microsoft 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

• Outlook express will not send or receive and givea an Ox800cccof error message

  Outlook express won't send or receive and gives an Ox800cccof error message

  Try to go to file | Identities and upward together a new identity and then add your email account it and see if it works.  If this is the case, then use a file | Import | Messages to bring them from the old identity.  See also www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 to ensure that you do not have interference with the delivery of your mail anti-virus.

  Steve

• I can't get my computer to make appear the email in outlook express after I entered my username and password

  on this site - https://www.brickbodies.com/Citrix/AccessPlatform/auth/login.aspx

  I can't get my computer to bring up my email in outlook express after I entered my username and password on this site - https://www.brickbodies.com/Citrix/AccessPlatform/auth/login.aspx

  I have successfully downloaded client software (launch.ica file). I have a XP system. Help!

  Hi RodneyMcClinton,

  ·         What happens when you try to access outlook express?

  ·         You get the error message?

  ·         Were you able to access emails using outlook express?

  ·         Have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  Follow the steps in the article.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/813514

  Reply back with the results.

• When I send an e-mail to MS Outlook Express sends it leaves the Outbox and guard return the same email over and over again (unless I'm deleting it).

  In other words, the e-mail message remains in the Outbox and is NOT in the SENT ITEMS folder.

  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

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

• OUTLOOK EXPRESS 'out going mail' gets stuck and it then sends 3 to 5 times

  OUTLOOK EXPRESS e-mail.  When an email is sent, it goes to the Outbox and remains.  Later he was sent to the recipients up to 4 times. It remains in the Outbox.

  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

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

• Outlook Express is available in Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8... to use for the e-mail program?

  New computer with Windows 7 and IE 8.   It came with Windows Live for email, but I would prefer to use Outlook Express.    Is this possible?

  Thank you

  Outlook Express was last used in XP and it all production ceased in June 2006. In addition, he has never been a standalone download of OE.

  If you have Win7 Pro, enterprise or ultimate edition, you can install XP Mode and use Outlook Express.

  How to use Outlook Express in Windows 7   
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx

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

• Now when I open my email in Outlook Express, it opens in full screen and will not restore down on a smaller size. How can I reset that?

  Already when I opened my email open in small size.  Now when I open my email in Outlook Express, it opens in full screen and will not restore down on a smaller size.  How can I reset that?

  Then, you need to ask in this forum I posted above. I have not used it myself and can be useful.