OE5.5 Screwed (losing new inbox contents)

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Mal

Hi,

I hope someone can help. I am having problems with OE 5.5
running under Windows 98 (pre SE). I don't want to depart
from using either of these - I was completely happy until
yesterday and I just want a fix - not an update (300 MHz
PC).

Symptoms: When I open my Inbox all messages are shown as
unopened/unread. New messages load OK, I can open them
and respond to them. Once opened the entry in inbox
correctly shows in regul;ar (not bold) text and I get the
correct opened envelope icon. If I respond to a message
the icon changes appropriateley. If I exit OE and go back
in, these recent messages are lost (not present even in my
deleted folder)

All this happened 2 days ago. All emails prior to this
date are present but show as unopened and unread. If I
open an old message it dissapears when I exit then reopen
OE.

OE help suggests using "add/remove programs" to do just
that - OE is not a program I can select for "Add/Remove".
I can select windows setup - but I then need a disk, which
I don't have

I am a computer dunce (I was great with CPM then DOS, then
I took my eye off the ball) so please keep all suggestions
simple.

TIA,

Mal
 
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Mal <[email protected]> asked:

| Hi,
|
| I hope someone can help. I am having problems with OE 5.5
| running under Windows 98 (pre SE). I don't want to depart
| from using either of these - I was completely happy until
| yesterday and I just want a fix - not an update (300 MHz
| PC).
|
| Symptoms: When I open my Inbox all messages are shown as
| unopened/unread. New messages load OK, I can open them
| and respond to them. Once opened the entry in inbox
| correctly shows in regul;ar (not bold) text and I get the
| correct opened envelope icon. If I respond to a message
| the icon changes appropriateley. If I exit OE and go back
| in, these recent messages are lost (not present even in my
| deleted folder)
|
| All this happened 2 days ago. All emails prior to this
| date are present but show as unopened and unread. If I
| open an old message it dissapears when I exit then reopen
| OE.
|
| OE help suggests using "add/remove programs" to do just
| that - OE is not a program I can select for "Add/Remove".
| I can select windows setup - but I then need a disk, which
| I don't have
|
| I am a computer dunce (I was great with CPM then DOS, then
| I took my eye off the ball) so please keep all suggestions
| simple.
|
| TIA,
|
| Mal
 
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