Outlook Express Problem

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Wull

In the last few days I have had a hang-up with OE when it tries to open.
The first small blue window with the OE title stays on interminably.
Nothing I do will make it open as it sits there. Eventually however it will
open. I am using XP home.

Is there something one can do when it hangs up to end the waiting?

TIA
Wull
 
Wull said:
In the last few days I have had a hang-up with OE when it tries to
open. The first small blue window with the OE title stays on
interminably.
Nothing I do will make it open as it sits there. Eventually however
it will
open. I am using XP home.

Is there something one can do when it hangs up to end the waiting?
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You can End Task on it with Task Manager, but I'd start with the normal
troubleshooting for viruses and malware:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke
 
Start here: http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
 
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