Unsent messages in outbox

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If you used POP3 as the server name, that will happen. It's an invalid
server name. Ask your email provider (who is probably also your
internet provider) for their instructions for setting up to use their email
servers. If they haven't written instructions for Windows Mail yet, use
their instructions for Outlook Express but under Windows Mail
instead. The instructions are probably somewhere on their web site.
Or, you could tell us who your email provider is and see if anyone
here already knows where to find the instructions.
 
Go to microsoft.com then select downloads, then select Windows Vista and look
for heading "messages stuck in Outbox" Download the fix and it should take
care of the problem.
 
Patsy Dalton said:
have the same problem I don't think I'm opening my account properly do I
sign in with my msn account e-mail address. and follow throught as if I were
getting mail in and out through msn?
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If you used POP3 as the server name, that's the problem. It's an invalid
server name. Ask you email provider (who is probably also your
internet provider) for their instructions for setting up to use their email
servers. If they haven't written instructions for Windows Mail yet,
use their instructions for Outlook Express but under Windows Mail
instead. The instructions are probably somewhere on their web site.
Or, you could tell us who your email provider is and see if anyone
here already knows where to find the instructions.

If that doesn't help, show us the entire error message, not just your
summary of it.
 
You are not being connected to your ISP's email server. Best fix is to call
your ISP's tech support and have them walk through the steps for entering
the correct POP3 settings. You can also find this information on their web
site, however that involves some learning curve.
Pete
 
Gary VanderMolen said:
Outlook Express can not be installed in Vista.
Installing Outlook Express was not one of my suggestions.
Please reread my suggestions below.
Those suggestions were written a few weeks ago, and since then
there have been two new developments that affect this issue:

1. Steve Cochran has released a utility program that will remove
a stuck message from the Outbox:
Go to http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/
When you start to download the wmutil.zip file,
be sure to choose Save rather than Run.
After it finishes downloading choose Run, then Extract. Then it will
show the extraction folder with two files in it, WMUtil.exe and scxout.dll.
Run WMUtil.exe, wait until the buttons become active, then click on
Clear Outbox. It may take a while. Before you start, make sure
Windows Mail is not running.

2. Microsoft has announced that they will release a new email
program later this month. If you can wait a few weeks, I'd suggest
holding out for that. Or else, if you can't wait, download and install
the Thunderbird email program.

Gary VanderMolen
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Gary VanderMolen said:
Outlook Express can not be installed in Vista.
Installing Outlook Express was not one of my suggestions.
Please reread my suggestions below.
Those suggestions were written a few weeks ago, and since then
there have been two new developments that affect this issue:

1. Steve Cochran has released a utility program that will remove
a stuck message from the Outbox:
Go to http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/
When you start to download the wmutil.zip file,
be sure to choose Save rather than Run.
After it finishes downloading choose Run, then Extract. Then it will
show the extraction folder with two files in it, WMUtil.exe and scxout.dll.
Run WMUtil.exe, wait until the buttons become active, then click on
Clear Outbox. It may take a while. Before you start, make sure
Windows Mail is not running.

2. Microsoft has announced that they will release a new email
program later this month. If you can wait a few weeks, I'd suggest
holding out for that. Or else, if you can't wait, download and install
the Thunderbird email program.

Gary VanderMolen



Had same issue used fix now is working Thank You
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We could give you more help if you'd show us the entire error message,
not just a summary of it.

However, if it's calling a host or a server POP3, note that this is an
invalid name for a server. In this case, you should ask your email
provider (who is probably also your internet provider) for their
instructions on how to set up to use their email servers, which will
include the correct names. If they haven't written instructions for
Windows Mail yet, their instructions for Outlook Express should
also work under Windows Mail as long as they don't call for using
the HTTP protocol. The instructions should be available somewhere
on their web site. Or, you could tell us who your email provider is
and see if anyone here already knows where to find the instructions.
 
It's hard to say without seeing the whole error message.

However, this is often because people use POP3 as their server name,
even though this is not a valid server name. You could ask your email
provider (who is probably also your internet provider) for their
instructions on setting up to use their email servers, which should
include the correct server names. If they haven't written instructions
for Windows Mail yet, their instructions for Outlook Express should
also work under Windows Mail as long as they don't call for the
HTTP protocol. The instructions are probably somewhere on their
web site. Or, you could tell us who your email provider is and see if
anyone here already knows where to find the instructions.
 

We often need the whole error message, not just a summary of it, to offer
much help.

However, this is likely to be due to using an invalid server name such
as POP3. Ask your email provider (who is probably also your internet
provider) for their instructions for setting up to use their email servers,
which should include the correct server names. If they haven't written
instructions for Windows Mail yet, their instructions for Outlook
Express should also work under Windows Mail as long as they don't
call for the HTTP protocol. The instructions are likely to be somewhere
on their web site. Or, you could tell us who your email provider is and
see if anyone here already knows where to find the instructions.
 
Patsy Dalton said:
have the same problem I don't think I'm opening my account properly do I
sign in with my msn account e-mail address. and follow throught as if I were
getting mail in and out through msn?
Click to expand...
 
Patsy Dalton said:
have the same problem I don't think I'm opening my account properly do I
sign in with my msn account e-mail address. and follow throught as if I were
getting mail in and out through msn?
Click to expand...

Im having the same problem too. Did either of you get a response or fix?>
 
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