Corrupt folder names
 

I have just re-installed Windows XP Pro on a machine that was configured as
Greek. OE store folder was saved on a spare disk while this was happening.
Once all was OK, I pointed OE at the store folder and got everything back.
However, the standard folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Drafts, Deleted
Items) had gibberish names, as did the Local Folders.
I found Tom Koch's excellent & very helpful paper on File Corruption in OE,
and following his advice, I managed to get everything named properly.
EXCEPT for Deleted Items!!! Although I can see references in folders.dbx to
Deleted Items.dbx, the folder name in OE still shows as gibberish. Emails
that I delete go correctly into this folder, so it's all working fine, but
the name is not right.

Any ideas welcome!

Corrupt folder names
 

Was a Greek-language version of WinXP installed previously and is it still a
Greek-language version?

1. Write down the location of the message store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

2. Delete the file Deleted Items.dbx from the message store.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Laurie Canham wrote:
I have just re-installed Windows XP Pro on a machine that was configured
as
Greek. OE store folder was saved on a spare disk while this was
happening.
Once all was OK, I pointed OE at the store folder and got everything back.
However, the standard folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Drafts, Deleted
Items) had gibberish names, as did the Local Folders.
I found Tom Koch's excellent & very helpful paper on File Corruption in
OE,
and following his advice, I managed to get everything named properly.
EXCEPT for Deleted Items!!! Although I can see references in folders.dbx
to
Deleted Items.dbx, the folder name in OE still shows as gibberish. Emails
that I delete go correctly into this folder, so it's all working fine, but
the name is not right.

Any ideas welcome!

Corrupt folder names
 

Yes, it was a "pirate" Greek-language version from a Greek dealer. Now it's
a genuine English-language version. I'll try deleting Deleted Items.dbx
again.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Was a Greek-language version of WinXP installed previously and is it still
a Greek-language version?

1. Write down the location of the message store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

2. Delete the file Deleted Items.dbx from the message store.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Laurie Canham wrote:
I have just re-installed Windows XP Pro on a machine that was configured
as
Greek. OE store folder was saved on a spare disk while this was
happening.
Once all was OK, I pointed OE at the store folder and got everything
back.
However, the standard folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Drafts, Deleted
Items) had gibberish names, as did the Local Folders.
I found Tom Koch's excellent & very helpful paper on File Corruption in
OE,
and following his advice, I managed to get everything named properly.
EXCEPT for Deleted Items!!! Although I can see references in folders.dbx
to
Deleted Items.dbx, the folder name in OE still shows as gibberish.
Emails
that I delete go correctly into this folder, so it's all working fine,
but
the name is not right.

Any ideas welcome!

Corrupt folder names
 

I ended up deleting all the standard .dbx files (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items,
Deleted Items, Draft) AND the Folders.dbx file. When OE restarted, all was
well.

Thanks for the advice.

"Laurie Canham" wrote in message
...
Yes, it was a "pirate" Greek-language version from a Greek dealer. Now
it's a genuine English-language version. I'll try deleting Deleted
Items.dbx again.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Was a Greek-language version of WinXP installed previously and is it
still a Greek-language version?

1. Write down the location of the message store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

2. Delete the file Deleted Items.dbx from the message store.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Laurie Canham wrote:
I have just re-installed Windows XP Pro on a machine that was configured
as
Greek. OE store folder was saved on a spare disk while this was
happening.
Once all was OK, I pointed OE at the store folder and got everything
back.
However, the standard folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Drafts,
Deleted
Items) had gibberish names, as did the Local Folders.
I found Tom Koch's excellent & very helpful paper on File Corruption in
OE,
and following his advice, I managed to get everything named properly.
EXCEPT for Deleted Items!!! Although I can see references in
folders.dbx to
Deleted Items.dbx, the folder name in OE still shows as gibberish.
Emails
that I delete go correctly into this folder, so it's all working fine,
but
the name is not right.

Any ideas welcome!

Corrupt folder names
 

"Laurie Canham" escribió en el mensaje
...
I ended up deleting all the standard .dbx files (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items,
Deleted Items, Draft) AND the Folders.dbx file. When OE restarted, all was
well.

Thanks for the advice.

"Laurie Canham" wrote in message
...
Yes, it was a "pirate" Greek-language version from a Greek dealer. Now
it's a genuine English-language version. I'll try deleting Deleted
Items.dbx again.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Was a Greek-language version of WinXP installed previously and is it
still a Greek-language version?

1. Write down the location of the message store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

2. Delete the file Deleted Items.dbx from the message store.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Laurie Canham wrote:
I have just re-installed Windows XP Pro on a machine that was
configured as
Greek. OE store folder was saved on a spare disk while this was
happening.
Once all was OK, I pointed OE at the store folder and got everything
back.
However, the standard folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Drafts,
Deleted
Items) had gibberish names, as did the Local Folders.
I found Tom Koch's excellent & very helpful paper on File Corruption in
OE,
and following his advice, I managed to get everything named properly.
EXCEPT for Deleted Items!!! Although I can see references in
folders.dbx to
Deleted Items.dbx, the folder name in OE still shows as gibberish.
Emails
that I delete go correctly into this folder, so it's all working fine,
but
the name is not right.

Any ideas welcome!