Outlook express 6.0 size limit of 2 GB can not open

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• For some reason, I can't get my Outlook Express to send my emails... they do not connect or send failed

  For some reason, I can't get my Outlook Express to send my emails... they do not connect or send failed... what I am doing wrong to cause this... I have used Outlook Express in the past and had no problem with it... Also, how can I know what e-mail programs POP3 or request the program Outlook Express? Could you please clarify this for me, thanks...

  I use Windows Live Mail as my regular e-mail address... but I can use a different e-mail to another e-mail program to configure Outlook Express?

  Visit the website of your email provider and see if they have instructions to set up an account in Outlook Express.  They provide you with the appropriate settings.   Nobody here knows them, because they are specific to the e-mail provider.  So check with your provider of messaging on the correct settings to use for OE.

  Steve

• Compacted Outlook Express and save some of my emails. Now, I need access to the following, but can not open them. How to reopen these emails? __

  Compacted Outlook Express and save some of my emails.  Now, I need access to the following, but can not open them.  How to reopen these emails?

  Hi Redtiger1705,

  Lost emails immediately after compact preforming?
  If so, Outlook Express creates BAK files before compaction. They are copied there as a precaution, in case something goes wrong with the compaction. The following steps should help those rear:
  
  1) open Outlook Express and go to tools, Options, maintenance, store folder. Copy the entire path to the storage folder, and then click OK.  Close Outlook Express.

  (2) go to the basket and search for all files with the .bak extension.  Restore the most recent .bak files. That he will put in the OE store folder, but still like a BAK file.

  (3) click on start, run and paste the path that you copied in step 1 in the run box, and then press ENTER.

  4) click Tools, Folder Options. In the Folder Options window, click the view tab.

  (5) less advanced, uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types".

  (6) you should see the two sent a Sent Items.dbx from the file as well as the Items.bak. Rename the Sent Items.DBX to Sentold.dbx and Rename Items.Bak sent to Sent Items.DBX. When you open OE, your messages sent items must be restored.

  Please let me know if I can be of further assistance!

  Cody C
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Why I can not open my microsoft outlook

  Two hours ago, that I can not open my outlook Microsoft without reason. I did triad everythings but still nothing change, then could you please help me with this. What should I do to fix this?
  Much thanks...

  When I triad to open my outlook is to show it "cannot start microsoft office outlook. Cannot open the outlook window. »
  So could you explain why?

  Try this command:
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• Sent in Outlook Express email is sent several times. How can I stop this?

  Outlook Express problem

  I have a problem with mail going on Outlook Express 6. outgoing mail is received by the recipient, but email remains in the Inbox and is continualy sent causing the recipient receive several emails until I have remove the box in. When I knew him send receive button a yellow triangle appears with one! in the middle and a message that reads send 1 Message (s) using "pop3. hosts.c... and under the status tab, it read Warnimgs and under the connection tab, it reads Local Area Netw... I scanned with Norton 12 and Microsoft all is clean, can anyone help
  1. Create a new box of sent, and sent items.
  2. Clear analysis of the e-mail.
   
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  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, 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 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 
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  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
   
  The way most effective to do this is to completely remove the program anti-virus and then perform a custom installation. When the possibility of withdrawing the e-mail analysis arises, remove. 

• Outlook express is the "timing" out on my emails may not increase after 5 minutes

  When I get emails on outlook express I get a time-out before you finish download, and whenever I turn it on it the same thing happens. I have an email with a large attachment. I increased the time to receive the maximum of 5 minutes, but it will not download.

  You can access your email through your email provider's website?  This way you could delete it.  You can also set up a message rule that if a message exceeds a certain size (and which has a large number), and then delete it from the server.  But then, you won't know who it was, so what matters.  You can also telnet to the server and delete (see http://techhelp.santovec.us/pop3telnet.htm).

  Steve

• How can I get my outlook express email on my new computer when it has not been transferred from the old computer

  I was able to access my Yahoo mail account but not outlook express 7.

  I don't know why you marked my previous as the answer answer when I was asking for more information.  Please, mark a reply as the answer if he actually solved your problem.

  See if that helps to transfer the mail:
  http://www.HOWTO-Outlook.com/HOWTO/migratefromoewlm.htm

• Is my default font: Arial 12 PT, but my email in Outlook Express turns in Times New Roman. How can I fix this problem?

  My operating system is Windows XP 2003. I use Outlook Express to the mail, with the default font of Arial 12 pt. In the last weeks (unknown reason) all the messages that I sent appear in the font Times New Roman and I am unable to change Arial. How can I fix this problem?

  If this did not help...
   
  OLEXP: Cannot modify text using Outlook Express:
  Microsoft Knowledge Base. Q178895

   

  Then, the next step would be a new identity.

   

   

• In outlook Express 6.0, my messages are permanently deleted everytime I open a session. How can I fix it?

  My messages are permanently deleted whenever I logon to Outlook Express 6.0.  This just started happening outside or blue.  Normally, read the messages remain in my Inbox until I have delete and then they go to the deleted items folder.    Now read the messages are permanently deleted at the opening.

  They are not deleted. View | Current view. Check: show all Messages. You don't want to Hide the Messages checked.

• Used to be able to send pictures on Outlook Express 6.0. Now my friends are unable to open the files that I send to them.

  I am running Windows XP and have all the updates.  I use a Dell computer six years but still works well.    I have Outlook Express 6.0, which I think is common to updates.  Until last week, I used to be able to go in the folder 'My images' my documents.  Then I could click on the thumbnail of the photo and choose E-mail this file option.  I can still do all of these things, and in my folder of emails sent, it seems that my email has been sent with the image in two piece attached and incorporated into the enamel.  BUT my friends say the email is empty or the picture is distorted with the bottom half cut off when they try to open it.  I haven't changed anything, why what is happening?

  It would seem that something is corrupting the message when you send it, and when it happens.  Try to send you a copy of the messages you send with pictures and see if you get the message intact.  Compare what you get with what is in your sent items folder.  BTW, images are attached only once.  By default, they will appear at the end of messages if they are attached, but they are not included twice when transmitted.

  If you receive a message truncated as your other recipients, find interference antivirus (see www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3).  You can also try to rule out problems on your computer by clicking file | Store identity in OE and establishment of a new identity, which will give you a new message and the hive of the registry, then you can add your account and test to see if this solves the problem.

  Steve

• When I try to open my outlook express the Internet Properties box appears and I can't use the emails

  I have an ISP... 'A seniors' and I'm able to go online and surf the internet, but several days ago, my ability to use the e-mails ended when instead of opening email program when I clicked on the send icon PROPERTIES INTERNET box appeared on the screen which has not offered no solution to the problem of my inability to access Outlook Express.

  See www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx , you can also go to start run and copy and paste to start OE:

  "C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe".

  Copy with quotes and paste it in start | Run and it should start OE.  Then you can also go to tools | Options in OE and set it default here.

  Steve

• Opening Outlook Express - goes directly to the Inbox, but it has not annotated the headers of messages

  All of a sudden when I open Oulook Express it goes directly to the Inbox, however, there is no annotated the headers of the message.  The Inbox goes to an open email (last seen) and I have to scroll between open emails to read.  There is no front paget that lists topics, sender As Object, etc...  I tried to change views, options and all the things in tools, reviews, tabs etc. top of the screen but cannot get this first page abbreviated to come.  Anyone who could help me with that it would be greatly appreciated.

  Do you have you uncheck the preview in the view pane. Page layout?

  Outlook Express issues should be posted here.

  XP - Networking, Mail, and getting online Forum
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/xpnetwork/threads

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

• Address book disappeared and can not open/send email from Outlook Express 6

  KB911567 and KB917288 describe the problem exactly, however, problem with the display resolution.

  I can't find 911567 security update uninstall.  There is just no Spuninst.exe not associated with this update and it does not appear in Add / Remove programs.

  Is there another solution or is this a different problem?

  In OE6 under Win XP SP3

  MS Outlook is installed on this machine? If this is not the case, see the following topics.

  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

• can not open links in outlook express on the internet status bar explore charge at halfway and the page never opens

  have 8 windows xp explorer and get web pages normally is ok not with links in outlook

  If it is OE then see www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx and www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

  Steve

• Outlook Express 6 guard lock up on me, how can I reinstall outlook express 6

  I have 4 messages in my Inbox. One of the messages read. Each tome, I try to open the Outlook sstops reply message.

  You are the very welcome.