BearySarah

One last thing I had to do: change my New Mail Notification in Sounds from
"If I could turn back time..." to "tada"! Loved doing it too.

"BearySarah" wrote:

> Thank you Gary and Steve!!!! I decided to do Steve's fix, and just live with
> the
> "imported folders" folder. It worked like a charm. My inbox is empty! Not
> only
> that, but, I was able to move all of my user created folders to the main
> Folders tree with my mouse. So, now all is right with my email world. Until
> the database gets corrupted again. But, that's okay because now I know how
> to fix it. The whole thing took 15 minutes. You guys rock. Thank you.
>
> "BearySarah" wrote:
>
> > I've been tempted to try Steve's fix, but I have emails going back to 1998,
> > and a boatload of user made folders. When I did the import from OE to
> > Windows Mail, it took me 6 hours to get everything straight again. My 16
> > email friends that are stuck in my inbox don't annoy me that much yet. But,
> > just in case that changes, I've made a copy of your instructions, and saved
> > them. It's a shame my idea was a bust.
> > Thank you for the instructions for the fix.
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> > > That won't work. The problem is actually in the database, not the inbox.
> > > Have you tried Steve Cochran's suggested fix?
> > >
> > > "The only solution so far is to wipe out the database. So go to
> > > Tools | Options | Maintenance | Advanced | Store Folder to find the message
> > > store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
> > > another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
> > > in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
> > > then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
> > > point to the directory to which you moved the files."
> > >
> > > Gary VanderMolen
> > >
> > > "BearySarah" <BearySarah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6B73520C-66E6-4ECF-8182-32144AF89F2E@microsoft.com...
> > > >I have emails stuck in my inbox. I have tried all of the fixes, and I cannot
> > > > get rid of them.
> > > > What if I delete the inbox from my Windows Mail folder, and copy/paste the
> > > > Windows Mail inbox (which is working perfectly) from my laptop into my
> > > > Desktop Windows Mail folder?
> > > > Will it fix the problem? Will it create a huge mess?
> > >