Outlook Express 6 will open and operated with IE8?

I've been using Outlook Express 6 with IE8 until recently, but now OE6 will not open. I get a label "unresponsive" in the title of the window, and the program does not open. What can I do to watch my e-mail files that have been downloaded using OE6? I can convert them to a different mail program without having to open OE6? Any ideas would be appreciated.

IE8 has nothing to do with your problem. Close OE and delete the message store Folders.dbx and see if that fixes it.

Location of the base of messages

The path to the message will be very similar to this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User of utilisateur\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\ {long string of letters & numbers} \Microsoft\Outlook Express

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.

Find and Remove Folders.dbx. A new Folders.dbx file will be created when you open OE. Restart first.

Note these possible side effects:

When you re - start OE, it will build a new index of all *.dbx files it can read and create a new Folders.dbx. Please understand that you will lose the mail directory structure, all the discussion lists and all synchronization options and message rules will probably have to be edited.

Outlook Express questions should be asked here in the future.

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

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