Gotta get some help, folks - he's driving me crazy! A friend has WinXP
w/Outlook Express and recently (as I understand it), every time he opens
OE, it automatically resends past messages multiple times (about 4 of
each is a ballpark figure) - getting so I've had to create a special
filter to drop his emails into it's own little trashcan! Hope someone
has an answer to this!!

TIA,
Fred

Have him delete the Outbox, and if the problem continues, do the same for
Sent Items after moving any mail he wishes to save.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.dbx}
and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status
Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the
compacting is completed.

--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"NoWay" wrote in message
news:Qy0Pf.58254$Ug4.40898@dukeread12...
Gotta get some help, folks - he's driving me crazy! A friend has WinXP
w/Outlook Express and recently (as I understand it), every time he opens
OE, it automatically resends past messages multiple times (about 4 of each
is a ballpark figure) - getting so I've had to create a special filter to
drop his emails into it's own little trashcan! Hope someone has an answer
to this!!

TIA,
Fred

Bruce Hagen wrote:
Have him delete the Outbox, and if the problem continues, do the same
for Sent Items after moving any mail he wishes to save.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question
{Outbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically
when you open OE.

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.



--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"NoWay" wrote in message
news:Qy0Pf.58254$Ug4.40898@dukeread12...
Gotta get some help, folks - he's driving me crazy! A friend has
WinXP w/Outlook Express and recently (as I understand it), every time he
opens OE, it automatically resends past messages multiple times (about 4
of each is a ballpark figure) - getting so I've had to create a special
filter to drop his emails into it's own little trashcan! Hope someone
has an answer to this!!

TIA,
Fred

Thanks, Bruce - we'll give it a shot. Will post back if it works...or
if it doesn't, too....

Fred

Bruce Hagen wrote:
Have him delete the Outbox, and if the problem continues, do the same
for Sent Items after moving any mail he wishes to save.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question
{Outbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically
when you open OE.

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.

That did it! He appreciates the help and all the rest of us appreciate
not getting all those emails from him!

Again, thanks....

You're welcome. Glad it's fixed and thanks for the feedback.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"NoWay" wrote in message
news:_N5Rf.60994$Ug4.19134@dukeread12...
Bruce Hagen wrote:
Have him delete the Outbox, and if the problem continues, do the same for
Sent Items after moving any mail he wishes to save.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.dbx}
and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.

That did it! He appreciates the help and all the rest of us appreciate
not getting all those emails from him!

Again, thanks....