outlook missing message body

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I am running windows xp and outlook with ie 6
my outlook shows the message headers but will not display the message body.

as a temp measure i have installed outlook express and if i export the
messages from outlook I can read them in outlook express.

Although my inbox shows over six hundred messages on outlook if I go to
compact folders it shows nothing???.

1) Any suggestions as to what is wrong
2) how do I get the message bodies back?
 
samalb said:
I am running windows xp and outlook with ie 6
my outlook shows the message headers but will not display the message
body.

as a temp measure i have installed outlook express and if i export the
messages from outlook I can read them in outlook express.

Although my inbox shows over six hundred messages on outlook if I go
to compact folders it shows nothing???.

1) Any suggestions as to what is wrong
2) how do I get the message bodies back?
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You'll get more knowledgeable help for Outlook in an Outlook newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
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thank you but outlook will only read the headings of the outlook news groups
and not display the body which is the same problem I am having with email!!!
so I can not actually read the postings...
 
samalb said:
thank you but outlook will only read the headings of the outlook news
groups and not display the body which is the same problem I am having
with email!!! so I can not actually read the postings...
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Well you _should_ find those newsgroups on the Web site you used to find
this one. I'll give you my advice for Outlook Express, but I have no idea
how much it will help with Outlook, which I haven't installed in years:

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/blnkmess.htm

Several possible causes and therefor several possible fixes:
1. Go to Start | Run and type
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll
and press <Enter>
If this doesn't work carry out step 6 and then repeat this step.
2. Go to Tools | Options | Read | Fonts and set Western (ISO) as the
default.
3. Clear Temporary Internet Files and the Temp folder.
4. Turn off email scanning in your anti-virus.
5. Someone else reported that re-installing OE using the last method in
this article fixed the problem:
How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378
Method 2 works on earlier versions of Windows.
6. Eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
especially
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem try step one
(regsvr32 inetcomm.dll) again.
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
Frank, thank you,, regserv etc worked and outlook is working fine again.
Your time and attention is really appreciated,, take care Ray Tyers
 
Frank thank you for your time and advice,, regserv etc worked, problem fixed
and one happy bunny.
 
thank you for your time and advice,, the problem is now solved thanks to the
regserv bit!!!
 
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