Mail folder problem

[Fran]

I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a MS buy
and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.

In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next to the
folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread message. Also, it
shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom far right under my
Contacts. This happens even after I delete the folder and re-add it.

Is there a fix for this?
Thanks in advance,
Fran

[Fran]

MS bug, not buy...sorry...Fran

"Fran" > wrote in message
...
> I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a MS buy
> and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
>
> In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next to
the
> folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread message. Also,
it
> shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom far right under my
> Contacts. This happens even after I delete the folder and re-add it.
>
> Is there a fix for this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Fran
>
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Fran.

First, check out MVP Tom Koch's web site:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/

Then post back with any questions that aren't answered there. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Fran" > wrote in message
...
>I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a MS buy
> and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
>
> In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next to
> the
> folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread message. Also,
> it
> shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom far right under my
> Contacts. This happens even after I delete the folder and re-add it.
>
> Is there a fix for this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Fran
>
>

[Fran]

I have check Tom's website and could find nothing on the issue for which I
have asked for help.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Fran

"R. C. White" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, Fran.
>
> First, check out MVP Tom Koch's web site:
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
>
> Then post back with any questions that aren't answered there. ;<)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Fran" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a MS
buy
> > and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
> >
> > In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next to
> > the
> > folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread message. Also,
> > it
> > shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom far right under my
> > Contacts. This happens even after I delete the folder and re-add it.
> >
> > Is there a fix for this?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Fran
> >
> >
>

[Kath Adams]

Fran wrote:
> I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a
> MS buy and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
>
> In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next
> to the folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread
> message. Also, it shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom
> far right under my Contacts. This happens even after I delete the
> folder and re-add it.
>
> Is there a fix for this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Fran

Courtesy of Alex Nichol MVP :-

Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Its Logon - Unread mail page has a box to enable/disable the facility.
And its Repair - Repair unread mail count allows you to reset it

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)

[Fran]

Kath, I followed your instructions using Tweak UI and clicked on Repair
Now...but unfortunately, nothing happened and I still have the same prob.
Fran

"Kath Adams" > wrote in message
...
> Fran wrote:
> > I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a
> > MS buy and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
> >
> > In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis next
> > to the folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread
> > message. Also, it shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very bottom
> > far right under my Contacts. This happens even after I delete the
> > folder and re-add it.
> >
> > Is there a fix for this?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Fran
>
> Courtesy of Alex Nichol MVP :-
>
> Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
> SP1)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
>
> If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>
> Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
> Windows XP
>
> Its Logon - Unread mail page has a box to enable/disable the facility.
> And its Repair - Repair unread mail count allows you to reset it
>
> --
> Kath Adams
> MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)
>

[Kath Adams]

Copied from OE6 Newsgroup where you posed the same question and Frank
Saunders MVP replied :-
<quote>This is a common bug lately. If you close OE and delete that
folder the ghost unread message will usually disappear for a while, but
mine eventually come back. For a long time I only got this on one POP3
server and was convinced it was a server bug, but now it's there on 3 of
my servers. I think it's a bug in a recent security patch.</quote>

Kath

Fran wrote:
> Kath, I followed your instructions using Tweak UI and clicked on
> Repair Now...but unfortunately, nothing happened and I still have the
> same prob. Fran
>
> "Kath Adams" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Fran wrote:
>>> I use OE 6 & IE6. The newsgroup at Outlook Express said this was a
>>> MS buy and so I am wondering if anyone here can help me.
>>>
>>> In one of my mail folders there are no items, yet in parenthesis
>>> next to the folder name the is a (1), indicating there is one unread
>>> message. Also, it shows "1 message(s), 1 unread" at the very
>>> bottom far right under my Contacts. This happens even after I
>>> delete the folder and re-add it.
>>>
>>> Is there a fix for this?
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Fran
>>
>> Courtesy of Alex Nichol MVP :-
>>
>> Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
>> SP1)
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
>>
>> If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
>>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>>
>> Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys
>> for Windows XP
>>
>> Its Logon - Unread mail page has a box to enable/disable the
>> facility. And its Repair - Repair unread mail count allows you to
>> reset it
>>
>> --
>> Kath Adams
>> MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)