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[laatsch55]

Guys I'm trying to fix an outlook express problem. To do so I need to use windows explorer to find a file to delete, but when trying to open windows explorer it opens My Documents.....any ideas?

 

[orange]

Outlook Express is in ...Windows/Program Files

 

[speakerman1]

Is the link broken? do a restore to before it broke.

 

[frhodes]

Guys I'm trying to fix an outlook express problem. To do so I need to use windows explorer to find a file to delete, but when trying to open windows explorer it opens My Documents.....any ideas?

Looks like you have 'my documents' as home page. Open explorer, select tools, select internet options and change your home page.

 

[Gepetto]

Looks like you have 'my documents' as home page. Open explorer, select tools, select internet options and change your home page.

Lee is referring to Windows Explorer, not IE.

Lee it is normal for Windows Explorer to open up in Libraries showing Documents as one of the entries. That is not a problem, it is a feature

Now what do you want to know from there?

 

[Gepetto]

Guys I'm trying to fix an outlook express problem. To do so I need to use windows explorer to find a file to delete, but when trying to open windows explorer it opens My Documents.....any ideas?

What file is it telling you to delete?

Click the start icon in the lower left. Put that file name in the search box and it will find it for you.

 

[Timdalf the Gray]

Joe, I'm trying to delete outbox.dbx .It appears to be a corrupted file and Jer has told m to delete outbox.dbx and the next time I open outlook Express it will create a new outbox.dbx.

 

[laatsch55]

Ok, successfully deleted outbox.dbx , I'll now open Outlook and see if it installs the new file..

 

[laatsch55]

Still getting the error box and the message stayed in the outbox..

 

[jbeckva]

Ok, successfully deleted outbox.dbx , I'll now open Outlook and see if it installs the new file..

find the Outbox.dbx and Sent Items.dbx file and delete them

(copy any sent items you want to save over to a new folder that is not outbox nor sent items)

 

[laatsch55]

OK, it hasn't been saving any to sent because they don't leave the outbox to sent items. I checked sent items since I've had to start deleting from the outbox to stop the multiple sendings. Jer there is A LOT in my sent box, any shortcut to transfer other than hold control down and scroll for a minute?

 

[orange]

I know it could be for the sake of nostalgia and the challenge but why is anybody still using Outlook Express?

Have you tried migrating to Outlook(dot com/mail.live.com)? I stopped getting OE mail at least three years ago and had to go to Hotmail/Outlook because not only did it stop getting sent to but it's not even part of Windows 7-on. I don't even know how to reactivate the port settings if it does still work.

 

[jbeckva]

OK, it hasn't been saving any to sent because they don't leave the outbox to sent items. I checked sent items since I've had to start deleting from the outbox to stop the multiple sendings. Jer there is A LOT in my sent box, any shortcut to transfer other than hold control down and scroll for a minute?

Highlight one in sent.. hold CTL and A down..

 

[laatsch55]

Steve, because I've never had a problem with it and it is what came on my computer. This is the first computer I ever bought, in 2004 I believe and never had it lockup, crash, not lose any data at all. Why would I even know?

Thanks Jer.

 

[jbeckva]

We really should be working on yer other puter...

(but I got more wires to reroute on the B too, so... I aint pushing it at the moment)

 

[laatsch55]

Wont transfer at all. but that's ok I did backup after 10 years the other day during this e-mail thing so no biggie. Also think it's will be in the recycle bin??

 

[laatsch55]

I'm in no hurry Jer. Besides this burp, it's cool.

 

[jbeckva]

Wont transfer at all. but that's ok I did backup after 10 years the other day during this e-mail thing so no biggie. Also think it's will be in the recycle bin??

Wont transfer? You mean it wont copy to another folder? That means more than likely your sent items is corrupt. Also... it could be VERY possible that you may have ran into a limit if ya got 10 years of sent items in Outlook Express.

http://www.marthas-web.com/oe_too_big.htm

How big is that sent items file? If it's right at or near to 2 Gigs, you're doomed... this is when I'll start pushing harder for you to get that other puter going, because part of it is to migrate (now possibly.. SAVE) your old email.

(course after I wire some more.. hahaha)

 

[Web Police]

This is the first computer I ever bought, in 2004 I believe and never had it lockup, crash, not lose any data at all.

You must not be looking at enough porn.

 

[laatsch55]

A subscription to Penthouse.com helps..