Sounds like your Windows Mail is thoroughly hosed.
I suggest you install Windows Live Mail
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
It will import all your Windows Mail emails and settings automatically.
Gary VanderMolen
"JeffryD" <JeffryD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CC447832-5631-4E43-9B77-7656DA3D3676@microsoft.com...
> My provider is DSL Extreme; I get to the web via Internet Explorer with AOL
> as my home page.
>
> Purchased the computer with Vista in April-everything ran just fine.
>
> Two days ago, after I read an E-mail, if I click on "Keep as New" or
> "Delete" or just try to X out, nothing happens. I keep on clicking on those
> buttons or the red X upper right and nothing. I click on the tab and finally
> a little message shows up that says "Not responding." The little window
> comes up that gives me the options to have the program search for a solution
> and fix it, close it or search for. . .something.
>
> This is happening WITH EVERY E-MAIL!!! I have to have Windows restart the
> program after every E-mail!!! What is going on here?
>
> "Per F" wrote:
>
>> My Windows Mail started to behave in a strange way after months of using
>> (with no problems).
>> Then, when creating a mail, or responding to a mail, it started to lag
>> incredibly!
>> It was impossible to create a mail! Everytime a key was pressed, there was a
>> lag-time for 10 seconds (between each key pressed!).
>> First i checked the process info to see what was stealing processor time,
>> but only windows mail was doing anyhing. So i used a registry monitor to see
>> what was going on.
>> Windows Mail accessed the registry like crazy, and especially in the key:
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains]
>> So, i looked in that key, and it was full of weird domain-names. After
>> deleting the key and creating a empty replacement (Domains), Windows Mail
>> works just fine again. (also deleted from internet explorer security-thingy).
>> Problem solved. But:
>> Is this key a spam-filter key or what? And why the **** is the program
>> accessing this key when i try to write a mail?!