I get this same error message over and over. I've cleared sent messages
outgoing incoming. The original was not addressed correctly and now I cannot
edited or delete. I just wish to clear it from my screen. This is no problem
with receiving or sending Email. Just the error message keeps coming back for
one address.
There is no message shown to delete on my e-mail listing just the error
message keeps coming back. It asks if I want to send "yes or no" I mark yes
it comes back with an error message again or I mark no it goes away to come
back another day.

Do the following and if it does not resolve the problem, post the error
message in its entirety.

Start with the Outbox, and if the problem persists, repeat for Sent Items
after you move any messages you wish to save to a local folder you create.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, 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
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | 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.

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}.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"computerchallengedcc"
wrote in message ...
I get this same error message over and over. I've cleared sent messages
outgoing incoming. The original was not addressed correctly and now I
cannot
edited or delete. I just wish to clear it from my screen. This is no
problem
with receiving or sending Email. Just the error message keeps coming back
for
one address.
There is no message shown to delete on my e-mail listing just the error
message keeps coming back. It asks if I want to send "yes or no" I mark
yes
it comes back with an error message again or I mark no it goes away to
come
back another day.

"computerchallengedcc" wrote:

I get this same error message over and over. I've cleared sent messages
outgoing incoming. The original was not addressed correctly and now I cannot
edited or delete. I just wish to clear it from my screen. This is no problem
with receiving or sending Email. Just the error message keeps coming back for
one address.
There is no message shown to delete on my e-mail listing just the error
message keeps coming back. It asks if I want to send "yes or no" I mark yes
it comes back with an error message again or I mark no it goes away to come
back another day.

Instead of hijacking this thread, please start your own new thread and
describe /your/ problem in detail. And unlike the OP, please post the error
message in its entirety. You can left click on it to highlight and then
right click to copy and then paste it into *your* thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


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"computerchallengedcc" wrote:

I get this same error message over and over. I've cleared sent messages
outgoing incoming. The original was not addressed correctly and now I
cannot
edited or delete. I just wish to clear it from my screen. This is no
problem
with receiving or sending Email. Just the error message keeps coming back
for
one address.
There is no message shown to delete on my e-mail listing just the error
message keeps coming back. It asks if I want to send "yes or no" I mark
yes
it comes back with an error message again or I mark no it goes away to
come
back another day.