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I just transfer my files from my old XP computer to a new desktop with
Windows Vista.
When I check Windows Mail I see all my folders with several unread messages
but I can open it.

The Windows message is completed with " Possible causes are: Low disk space.
- Low memory ".

At the moment of this message my new desktop was having 94GB disk space and
1.3 GB memory free.
 
Try repairing the database:


Run the cmd prompt as Admin and copy and then in there

esentutl /p "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\windowsmail.msmessagestore"

Fill in the %USERPROFILE% to match your profile (e.g. c:\users\nrc)

Then reopen WinMail and see if that fixes it.

steve
 
I have the same problem (all folders cannot be displayed because of memory
problems) and I tried the www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/ tool and I tried the cmd
line esentutl command but in both cases I have the problem that the
windowsmail.msmessagestore file is locked. Windows mail is not active but
still I cannot run the WMutil tool and the esentutl command. Any ideas on
what program might lock the windowsmail.msmessagestore file? Any ideas on how
to unlock the file?
 
Do a CTRL-SHIFT-ESC and end task any running instance of WinMail.exe. Also
disable any antispam and antivirus software set to scan email.

steve

Rob van Wijngaarden said:
I have the same problem (all folders cannot be displayed because of memory
problems) and I tried the www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/ tool and I tried the cmd
line esentutl command but in both cases I have the problem that the
windowsmail.msmessagestore file is locked. Windows mail is not active but
still I cannot run the WMutil tool and the esentutl command. Any ideas on
what program might lock the windowsmail.msmessagestore file? Any ideas on
how
to unlock the file?
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I tried the recommended utility esentutl immediately after rebooting and
turning off virus checker, but it did not repair the mail database. Is there
another approach? I see the folders but only the "low disk/ low memory"
message with each folder. Is there a way to reset / reinitialize the mail
database and start over?

Rob van Wijngaarden said:
I have the same problem (all folders cannot be displayed because of memory
problems) and I tried the www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/ tool and I tried the cmd
line esentutl command but in both cases I have the problem that the
windowsmail.msmessagestore file is locked. Windows mail is not active but
still I cannot run the WMutil tool and the esentutl command. Any ideas on
what program might lock the windowsmail.msmessagestore file? Any ideas on how
to unlock the file?
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I have the same problem and tried your fix, but it has not worked. Can
somebody pls help? Could not get my Windows Mail to work since I bought the
new notebook PC with Vista more than 1 month ago.
 
But I have to use my PC on the road with a slow connection lots of times.
So Windows Live Mail is not a solution.

Karen
 
I don't understand. Why do you consider WLM a poorer
solution for travel use than WM?
Sounds like you have some sort of misconception.

Gary VanderMolen


Karen852 said:
But I have to use my PC on the road with a slow connection lots of times.
So Windows Live Mail is not a solution.

Karen
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When you travel overseas, you do not always get high speed lines. So WLM is
not a good alternative. Right now I need to solve the Window Mail problem
before I can even get to use my new computer!!
 
Karen852 said:
When you travel overseas, you do not always get high speed lines. So WLM
is
not a good alternative. Right now I need to solve the Window Mail
problem
before I can even get to use my new computer!!
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Connection speed means the same thing to Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
I don't like Windows Live Mail, but that certainly isn't one of the reasons,
They are both desktop applications and take exactly the same length of time
to download mail.

I know you said you had the same problem, but humor me and describe yours.
It might very well not really be the same.
 
O.K. Here it is: After I used Easy Transfer to transfer my OE6 from my old XP
computer to the new VIsta computer, I can sometimes see the folder list when
I opened WIndows Mail, but when I click on any of the folders, the error
message "Folder could not be displayed" shows. Possible cause listed is
"Low disk space" and "Low memory". But I have 160GB of disk and 2GB of
memory (1GB physical and 1GB virtual). I said "sometimes", because each
time I opened Windows Mail, it behaves differently, sometimes it shows the
folder list, sometimes it does not. Sometimes it even showed the folder
contents! When it showed the folder contents, I exited WM and came back
into it immediately, the contents will again disappear and I got the "Folder
could not be displayed" error message again and again. It's so frustrating.
On top of this, I can not send out emails from WM either, but that's the
next problem. I really think Microsoft should recall Vista or Windows
Mail, or both. Anyone can help, please??
 
You didn't answer my question.
Why do you consider WLM "not a good alternative" when
using a low speed connection?

WM and WLM use the same TCP/IP transport mechanisms
for POP and IMAP access, so there is no speed difference.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Given the multiple problems you are having with Windows Mail,
I highly recommend you switch to Windows Live Mail.

Gary VanderMolen
 
I thought WLM is a web-based email service like Hotmail. Is it not? If it
does facilitate a one-time downloading of POP3 emails and allows off-line
viewing and folder management like Outlook Express, I can consider using it.
 
Windows Live Mail basically does everything that Windows Mail
does, plus it has access for Hotmail accounts. It does not
work with non-Hotmail web mail.

Gary VanderMolen
 
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