Your user name is what you use to sign on to Windows. I wrote a little
utility you can try:
www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/
steve
"Diana" <Diana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34D36514-50C1-43AA-919A-CD456338263A@microsoft.com...
> Steve I tried to do the following but I think I have to change myusername
> before cutting and pasting. But I dont know what myusername is. Duh
> sorry.
> I cannot send email with out it getting stuck. I have two stuck.
> Shouldnt
> windows have an update to fix this? Folks like me cant fix this kinda
> thing.
> Is my username my email?
>
> --
> Diana
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I figured this was a problem. I'm gonna work up a little utility
>> that
>> will do this for people.
>>
>> Go to Start | Programs | Accessories and right click on Command Prompt
>> and
>> choose Run As Administrator. Your computer will scare you and then
>> choose
>> to allow it to run. Then in the black box (with WinMail closed) paste
>> the
>> following by copying from below and sticking the mouse cursor in the
>> black
>> box and then right click and choose Paste.
>>
>> esentutl /p "c:\program files\myusername\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
>> Mail\windowsmail.msmessagestore"
>>
>> Then use the cursor to move the mouse on that line to edit where it says
>> myusername and change that to your username. Then hit enter and it will
>> repair the database.
>>
>> Whether or not it will fix the problem is unclear.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E9A372F5-EB9B-40C3-9BB2-3F32E1F94A7F@microsoft.com...
>> >I have the same problem, but not sure what you mean by "Run the cmd
>> >prompt
>> >as
>> > Admin and copy and then in there
>> >>
>> >> esentutl /p "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> Mail\windowsmail.msmessagestore" Fill in the %USERPROFILE% to match
>> >> your
>> >> profile (e.g. c:\users\nrc)
>> >
>> > Not a techie.
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> See if this helps:
>> >>
>> >> Go to the outbox directory in Windows Explorer. The location will be:
>> >>
>> >> %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local
>> >> Folders\Outbox
>> >>
>> >> and with WinMail closed delete all the files.
>> >>
>> >> Then try repairing the database.
>> >>
>> >> Run the cmd prompt as Admin and copy and then in there
>> >>
>> >> esentutl /p "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> Mail\windowsmail.msmessagestore"
>> >>
>> >> Fill in the %USERPROFILE% to match your profile (e.g. c:\users\nrc)
>> >>
>> >> Then reopen WinMail and see if that fixes it.
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gail" <Gail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8DD6E6FD-1281-4868-9B8A-0118A42B1D26@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Message stuck in outbox. Cannot delete, hence cannot send. Help.
>> >>
>>