HELP! I am having so many problems all of a sudden with my inbox in Outlook
Express. When I first go to it, it is saying FOLDER COULD NOT BE DISPLAYED
possible causes, low memory, low disk space......I have checked both and
can't find why it keeps on saying this... also it is hsowing 30 itmes in my
inbox mail folder, but no the same message as above. I also try to create
mail and it comes up as there was an error opening this message, an error has
occurred... HELP!!!!! I am sooo computer stupid, I just can't figure it
out....thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Start by compacting your folders.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Can you open the Inbox now? If you can, create a new local folder and move
all the messages to it and compact again.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"worleyzoo" wrote in message
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HELP! I am having so many problems all of a sudden with my inbox in
Outlook
Express. When I first go to it, it is saying FOLDER COULD NOT BE
DISPLAYED
possible causes, low memory, low disk space......I have checked both and
can't find why it keeps on saying this... also it is hsowing 30 itmes in
my
inbox mail folder, but no the same message as above. I also try to create
mail and it comes up as there was an error opening this message, an error
has
occurred... HELP!!!!! I am sooo computer stupid, I just can't figure it
out....thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many messages are in your Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders?

When did you last compact all OE folders
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/


worleyzoo wrote:
HELP! I am having so many problems all of a sudden with my inbox in
Outlook
Express. When I first go to it, it is saying FOLDER COULD NOT BE
DISPLAYED
possible causes, low memory, low disk space......I have checked both and
can't find why it keeps on saying this... also it is hsowing 30 itmes in
my
inbox mail folder, but no the same message as above. I also try to create
mail and it comes up as there was an error opening this message, an error
has occurred... HELP!!!!! I am sooo computer stupid, I just can't figure
it out....thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"worleyzoo" wrote in message
...
HELP! I am having so many problems all of a sudden with my inbox in
Outlook
Express. When I first go to it, it is saying FOLDER COULD NOT BE
DISPLAYED
possible causes, low memory, low disk space......I have checked both and
can't find why it keeps on saying this... also it is hsowing 30 itmes in
my
inbox mail folder, but no the same message as above. I also try to create
mail and it comes up as there was an error opening this message, an error
has
occurred... HELP!!!!! I am sooo computer stupid, I just can't figure it
out....thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't store messages in the Inbox. It is the folder most apt to be
corrupted. As soon as you read them move them to user created folders.
Then compact the Inbox regularly.

Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and write down where OE
is storing its data.
Close OE.
Go there with Windows Explorer and move (not copy) Inbox.dbx to an empty
Windows
folder. With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.

You can use either of these tools to extract the messages from the old DBX
file:

DBXtract ($7): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/ although this tool is faster
and better:
DBXpress: ($25) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
Do NOT extract to the desktop!
With a large file this can take a long time, so let it keep running.

The messages can be dragged from a Windows folder back into an OE folder in
OE's Folder List.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
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