Outlook Express

[Frank Camm]

My Outlook Express has worked well until yesterday when
the INBOX no longer listed incoming messages. Instead,
it displays the content of the last message received.
The SENT folder likewise displays content of last message
sent, rather than list of messages sent. Apparently I
must reinstall Outlook Express software, but I don't know
how. Any suggestions?

[PA Bear]

Your current Identity is most likely damaged, especially if its the default
Main Identity. Try one or more of your mail accounts in a new Named
Identity (File>Identities>Add new identity). Assuming all is well, import
messages from the old Identity before deleting it (File>Identities>Manage
Identities). But...

Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of all
OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection (and even
Symantec says it's not needed:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001082921552806).
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html

Frank Camm wrote:
> My Outlook Express has worked well until yesterday when
> the INBOX no longer listed incoming messages. Instead,
> it displays the content of the last message received.
> The SENT folder likewise displays content of last message
> sent, rather than list of messages sent. Apparently I
> must reinstall Outlook Express software, but I don't know
> how. Any suggestions?