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Forum: Outlook Express October 5th 06, 11:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 2
Views: 3,358
Posted By Jim Pickering
Send/Receive email from command line

There are very few command line options for Outlook Express:

Command Line Options for Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=177233

For more info about the Outlook Express API, see this...
Forum: Outlook Express October 5th 06, 11:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 14
Views: 1,136
Posted By Jim Pickering
OE Newgroup odd behavior

"Al Campagna" wrote in message
...

"Cue the theramin music!" :-D


Strange, but then Outlook Express often works in "mysterious"...
Forum: Outlook Express October 5th 06, 10:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jim Pickering
Missing Headers when Printing from OE6

Outlook Express uses the print engine of Internet Explorer, so I'd open IE,
click File/Page Setup and see if any user has changed the settings for
printing there. If no help then try the...
Forum: Outlook Express October 5th 06, 10:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 14
Views: 1,136
Posted By Jim Pickering
OE Newgroup odd behavior

"Al Campagna" wrote in message
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Hi Jim,
** Is there any way I can retrive a deleted post on my regular Identity?

Thanks for...
Forum: Outlook Express October 5th 06, 04:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 5
Views: 655
Posted By Jim Pickering
error importing address book

Are you running Windows XP? If so, you may need to take "ownership" of the
file. For info about how to do this, click Start/Help and Support and enter
"ownership" in the box to search for. Also...
Forum: Outlook Express September 30th 06, 02:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 5
Views: 624
Posted By Jim Pickering
Help O/Express Recovery from external Drive

Good to hear and thanks for the feedback.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Programs
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6



"Ricky Ricardo"...
Forum: Outlook Express April 5th 06, 10:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 7
Views: 933
Posted By Jim Pickering
shimmering/vibrating circle selecting identity

Glad to hear it John. Thanks for the feedback.
--
Jim Pickering


"John L" wrote in message
...
How exciting - the...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 11:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 639
Posted By Jim Pickering
outlook express

How are you trying to access the information on the old hard drive? Is the
old drive mounted inside your computer or using a USB connected case for it?
Are you using Windows XP-SP2 as your...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 11:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 17
Views: 972
Posted By Jim Pickering
2006 e-mails disappeared

Have you searched all your hard drives and partitions for DBX files? You
may find some called Inbox(1).dbx, Inbox(2).dbx, etc. If your search was
only for Inbox.dbx you may have missed those...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 10:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 639
Posted By Jim Pickering
outlook express

Tell us please exactly what you are attempting to do. It sounds like you
expect to be able to open the old Outlook Express on your old hard drive.
If your interest is in backup/restore operations...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 10:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 13
Views: 1,854
Posted By Jim Pickering
Font size stuck on size 12 when creating new message.

"Patsz" wrote in message
...
I have read all those suggested articles. I have done what they
...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 08:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 683
Posted By Jim Pickering
error message when sending

"Kass" wrote in message
...
Thank you, thank you! Deleting the file "folders.dbx" solved my problem
and
...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 08:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 8
Views: 854
Posted By Jim Pickering
Forwarding to gmail account

"Tyson" wrote in message
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Ok, thank you but now do you know a way to keep the "from" on the email. I
...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 03:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 8
Views: 665
Posted By Jim Pickering
Restoring News Groups

That's correct, but trying to do it "after the fact" may result in some
unintended errors. I'd be very cautious, if I were you or you may make your
situation worse.

Consider creating a clone of...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 03:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 549
Posted By Jim Pickering
Restoring .dbx news files

What's happening in effect, is that your old newsgroup DBX files are not
associated with your identity, so when you connect to the newsgroup, it
attempts to synch your local copy with the messages...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 03:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 13
Views: 1,854
Posted By Jim Pickering
Font size stuck on size 12 when creating new message.

Please turn off your CAPS Lock key. Posting in all upper case is considered
rude, to the point of shouting. It may cause messages to be ignored for an
assumed lack of politeness.

A simple...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 01:36 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 683
Posted By Jim Pickering
error message when sending

That error usually means that some folder corruption in the message store
has taken place. Close Outlook Express and then find the hidden file
"folders.dbx" and delete it. Then reopen Outlook...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 01:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 4
Views: 639
Posted By Jim Pickering
Switching identity's problem

Might review the info in these articles and see if they help:

OLEXP: Can't Switch Identities When Using Outlook Express 6.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311399

Q329084...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 01:30 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 844
Posted By Jim Pickering
Outlook Express Folder

An IAF file is only used to export/import account information. It has
nothing to do with backup/restore operations for mail messages.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 01:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 549
Posted By Jim Pickering
Restoring .dbx news files

No, newsgroups are not recoverable without a lot of effort and strict
adherence to a particular process.

You cannot "restore" old DBX newsgroup files and expect them to be
recognized by Outlook...
Forum: Outlook Express April 2nd 06, 01:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 8
Views: 665
Posted By Jim Pickering
Restoring News Groups

You cannot "restore" old DBX newsgroup files and expect them to be
recognized by Outlook Express. Newsgroup subscriptions and the associated
DBX files for them are keyed to specific identities and...
Forum: Outlook Express April 1st 06, 10:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
Posted By Jim Pickering
Blocked embedded images in HTML messages in OE 6 w/SP2

Glad to hear it. Sometimes the only way to make a change is to change an
option, then shut down Outlook Express, perhaps even reboot the computer and
reopen it setting the option again to the...
Forum: Outlook Express April 1st 06, 08:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
Posted By Jim Pickering
Blocked embedded images in HTML messages in OE 6 w/SP2

If you've reviewed every one of the items mentioned at this link, then I'm
at a loss to suggest anything other than a malware infection on the
computer:

Red X:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm
--...
Forum: Outlook Express April 1st 06, 08:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 3
Views: 588
Posted By Jim Pickering
changed folders

It might if you are using an antivirus program and having it set to scan
incoming email messages. See this link for what may have happened:
The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook...
Forum: Outlook Express April 1st 06, 07:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Replies: 8
Views: 854
Posted By Jim Pickering
Forwarding to gmail account

Look in Outlook Express under Tools/Message Rules and I think you'll find
out how to do it.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook...
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