Excessive crossposting eliminated.
#1 isn't a likely resolution to #2. Your current Identity may be damaged,
especially if its the default Main Identity. Try one or more of your
accounts in a new Named Identity (File Identities Add new identity).
Assuming all is well, (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 futu
- 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.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
Neil Sheppard wrote:
I would greatly appreciate the assistance on these 2 issues!
1: Reinstalling Outlook Express 6 without losing current data at all
2: Getting the email address to self complete when typing in the 1st few
letters.
With regard to number 2: I do have the option checked off in my options
,menu where it says autocomplete email address. While I have always been
able to get it to work somehow it will not do so this time.
It is possible that there may be some corruption on this version I am
using
because I constantly get error messages saying "OEX 6 was not shut down
properly, click below to see message!"
I will often open the program and it locks up and. It simply says not
responding I get that a lot and it is getting increasingly difficult to do
the simplest things!
Advice and assistance is most welcome and appreciated and I thank you in
advance for your time and trouble!
Sincerely
Neil Sheppard