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Old 10-12-2008   #8 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: problems opening vista windows mail

What is working, Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail?
I'm not sure what the "do I need to do this" refers to.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"mlthompson" <mlthompson@xxxxxx> wrote in message newsE8E0B99-69F7-477B-A2DF-1296E35AD70E@xxxxxx
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> IT'S WORKING!!!! Thanks So Much, do I need to do this on the other email
> accounts that are working.
> --
> mlt
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
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>> Chances are, you installed AVG antivirus using its default install option.
>> If so, uninstall it, then reinstall, but select 'custom' install, which then
>> allows you to unselect installing its troublesome email scanning module.
>>
>> While AVG is uninstalled, try Windows Mail again, just to verify that
>> the culprit has been found.
>>
>> If no improvement, I suggest you upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
>>
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "mlthompson" <mlthompson@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FDB511BD-A412-4BD5-A996-92F246BE2BF0@xxxxxx
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>> >I deleted all the messages at my webmail website and that hasn't worked.
>> > There are still messages in my windows mail inbox that I cant get to, so I
>> > can't delete those. Im using AVG, thanks so much.
>> > --
>> > mlt
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> In your browser go to the webmail website and log in.
>> >> Then clean out all the folders in your webmail. If you want to save
>> >> any messages, create a new folder and move those messages to the
>> >> new folder. Empty the spam and thrash folders also. Close webmail,
>> >> then try Windows Mail again.
>> >>
>> >> If no improvement, which antivirus are you running?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mlthompson" <mlthompson@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:197D8197-FAF6-4B23-95CE-C1E400D66673@xxxxxx
>> >> >I keep getting this message when I try to open my email: An unknown error has
>> >> > occurred. Account: 'mail.scottsboro.org', Server: 'mail.scottsboro.org',
>> >> > Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x80004005. I can
>> >> > check my email through my internet provider website, but not in windows mail
>> >> > and also my husband can open his mail under his screen name with windows
>> >> > mail. Any help would be great seeing that I am not a computer whiz.
>> >> > --
>> >> > mlt
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