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Old 07-03-2009   #5 (permalink)
PA Bear [MS MVP]


 
 

Re: Outlook Express Sent File

What Gary said.

Question: Did you import the contents of your old computer's OE Sent Items
folder into Windows Mail?

General Windows Mail User-Caveats:

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

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to
close Windows Mail via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic
Compacting is taking place.

- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection:

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm


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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


M''''Gee wrote:
Quote:

> Yes, PA Bear...I guess it IS Windows Mail. All other computers in the
> house
> are running XP...I forget this one is Vista. But I still have the
> question/problem!
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Quote:

>> Outlook Express is not found in Vista. Do you mean Windows Mail?
>>
>> M'Gee wrote:
Quote:

>>> I get an error message - an unknown error has occurred - when I try to
>>> delete anything in my Sent folder. The folder has almost a year's worth
>>> of
>>> mail and I'd really like to clear it out!
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