Is McAfee Site Advisor installed? Any error messages?

General OE Caveats:

- 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

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to
close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting
is taking place.

- 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)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
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MrsMeep wrote:
Hi,

My Outlook Express works fine for several minutes, and then just stops
responding. If I close the program and re-open it, it then works fine
again
for a few more messages. I've had this computer for 3 years. I am
storing
quite a few messages in folders. I don't know if that affects proper
operation or not. I have McAfee, and set to not scan email.

To use OE for any length of time, I have to open and close the program
continually.

Any help you might have would be very much appreciated.

Thank you,
Peggy