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OE hiccup [Intermittent freezing]

Discussion in 'Microsoft Mail (Outlook / OE / Windows Mail)' started by Wilbur, 2008/01/31.

  1. 2008/01/31
    Wilbur

    Wilbur Inactive Thread Starter

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    Periodically my OE just balks & won’t do anything.
    I’m on a cable modem with XP
    & have Kaspersky Anti Virus 7.0.0.124.
    It will throw a fit for 5-10 min & be ok for a day or so. Restart doesn’t help.
    Does anybody have ideas?
    Thanks
    This seems to be the info on it -
    Outlook Express - 6.00.2900.2180(xpsp-sp2rtm.040803-2158
    & this info on IE -
    Internet Explorer -
    Version: 7.0.5730.11
    Cipher Strength: 128 bit
    Product ID: 84876-600-0046963-94444
    Update Versions: 0
    I have no problems with it.
     
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  2. 2008/02/01
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Wilbur - Welcome to the Board :)

    OE can play funny when the files containing the emails approach a certain size - the limit is 2 Gb, but strange behaviour can occur long before that limit is reached.

    Search your drive (enable search hidden files and folders) for *.dbx files. You should find a whole rook of them - InBox.dbx, OutBox.dbx, Sent Items.dbx, etc plus any folders you have created. What are the sizes of the largest ones?

    Post back with that info. and we'll know if there is a potential problem with folder size.

    Also take a look at An Outlook Express basic repair kit

    Delete the Temporary Internet files as instructed and Reregister OE and it's associated library files.

    Do not Compact all folders or Create a new identity.
     
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  4. 2008/02/02
    Wilbur

    Wilbur Inactive Thread Starter

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    I wrote -
    Periodically my OE just balks & won’t do anything.
    I’m on a cable modem with XP
    & have Kaspersky Anti Virus 7.0.0.124.
    It will throw a fit for 5-10 min & be ok for a day or so. Restart doesn’t help.
    Does anybody have ideas?

    PeteC replied -
    Search your drive (enable search hidden files and folders) for *.dbx files. You should find a whole rook of them - InBox.dbx, OutBox.dbx, Sent Items.dbx, etc plus any folders you have created. What are the sizes of the largest ones?
    Post back with that info. and we'll know if there is a potential problem with folder size.
    Also take a look at An Outlook Express basic repair kit

    My .dbx files range from under 100 KB to over 86,000 KB (pictures) but most are under 200 KB. I seem to have 279 of them. I deleted Temporary Internet files as per the Outlook Express basic repair kit & that seemed to help.
    Thanks
    Wilbur
    "You can't scare me. I live in a motorhome "
     
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  5. 2008/02/02
    PeteC

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    No problem with the file sizes. but 279 files - do they all show up as folders in OE? - have you re-registered OE and it's library files as outlined in the article?
     
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  6. 2008/02/02
    Wilbur

    Wilbur Inactive Thread Starter

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    .dbx

    PeteC said - No problem with the file sizes. but 279 files - do they all show up as folders in OE? - have you re-registered OE and it's library files as outlined in the article?

    I guess they do. They're all in the Search Results list. When I ran msimn/reg it said it couldn't find it. Outlook Express is already chosen in both Mail & Newsgroups. I'm afraid to do too much. I'm going to leave it alone awhile & see what happens. I know just enough about this to be dangerous.
    Thanks
    Wilbur
     
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