Outlook gone mad

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Matt

Everytime I open outlook express 6 all of the toolbar shows hundred of small
icons of the maximize icon.

How do I go about fixing it ?

Is it a virus ?
 
Try going to File | Identities and setup a new Identity.

steve

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Steve Cochran said:
Try going to File | Identities and setup a new Identity.

steve

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That has worked. Thanks.

What a strange problem.
 
Matt said:
That has worked. Thanks. What a strange problem.
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Now (1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from
the old identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File >
Identities > Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in future:

- 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 [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
 
Yeah, there are some settings in the registry for the toolbar and they get
messed up sometimes.

steve
 
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