"robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:
Quote:
>
> "alvagram" <alvagram@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C2C3C226-2235-4D6E-AB73-5BBA034F9C69@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Hi,
> > Just bought a new Toshiba A210 laptop running Vista. After composing a
> > message in windows mail, when I press the Send button nothing hapens
> > (note:
> > the "send messages immediately" option IS checked). It gets stucked in the
> > Outbox and is only sent if I close and restart WM. Also : the unread
> > messages
> > count (e.g (2)) in the folders list on the left is usually wrong,
> > indicating
> > read messages as unread and v.v. Also : at some point the folders list on
> > the
> > left totally disapeared !
> > I already tried the following :
> > -reinstalled Windows Vista from the recovery disk
> > -uninstalled Norton
>
> Did you run this cleanup program to take care of what the
> uninstall left behind?
>
> <http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>
>
> Also, you may need to remove your email account under Windows
> Mail, then restart Windows Mail and add the account again.
> Quote:
> > -uninstalled some SMS program (I don't remember its name)
>
> There's a program with SMS in its name for which that's a good
> idea. I don't remember its name either.
>
> Also, you may want to check if you have the Google Toolbar
> program installed, and if you do, uninstall it too.
> Quote:
> > -installed Service Pack 1
> > -did a Windows Update
> >
> > It is still not working and I'm getting crazy...
> >
> > Any suggestions ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Basil
>
> There are some email servers which object to the order in which
> Windows Mail does a combined send and receive. If you're
> using one of them, you may have to do the send and receive
> separately by clicking on the triangle to the right of Send/Receive,
> then either Receive All or Send All, and waiting a few seconds
> after this finishes before you do the other.
>
>
> Thanks guys, I will try the Norton removal tool next (before I throw the
laptop out of the window).
No, there is no Google Toolbar installed.
I had also tried separate send and receive, separately also for each of two
different e-mail accounts from totally different mail servers... Nada !