Vista - the message could not be deleted

I have the same problem as BChat. Has there been something worked out? New
to this discussion group, will this post be noticed or should I start a new
thread. RC1 (5600). Thanks

"BChat" wrote:

> I tried it Steve, thanks for the idea, no good. I tried it twice - no good x
> 2 :-)
> I show 1 message in the Inbox - a very stubborn message.
>
> Is there a way to delete the Inbox, then create a new one?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:7A29AE64-40EE-4BA7-A7C9-9D7C58721C18@microsoft.com...
> We're on new territory here.
>
> Try going to Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance and where it says to
> compact after 100 closings, set that to 1. Then close WinMail and it should
> prompt to compact and when it does say yes and let it do its thing. Then
> reopen WinMail and change that value back to 100 and see then if the message
> is still there and can be deleted.
>
> I haven't tried this yet, so I guess I will in a moment.
>
> steve
>
> "BChat" <BChat@Smile.net> wrote in message
> news:u10Ps6C6GHA.2044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >I have the same situation - shutting off preview pane doesn't help. I am
> > using build 5728.
> > The only thing I can do without getting:
> > "An unknown error has occurred"
> > is to Mark Read/Unread
> > The message is not previewed in the preview pane:
> > "Message could not be displayed
> > Windows Mail encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this
> > message.
> > Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and try again."
> >
> > The message is from a reliable source - Perfect Disk, Raxco Software - and
> > was OK for awhile
> > and then became corrupt.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:3D3A31BC-2C4D-4B03-9AF7-EBE4630B6C61@microsoft.com...
> > "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
> >>i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
> >>there
> >> is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
> >> source(EBAY).
> >
> > Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete it.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
> >
> >
>
>

That doesn't seem to work for me Frank.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
> >i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
> >there
> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
> > source(EBAY).
>
> Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete it.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>
>

"Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FFF62157-C9B2-4B38-8F01-920948BED205@microsoft.com...
> That doesn't seem to work for me Frank.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
>> >i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
>> >there
>> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
>> > source(EBAY).
>>
>> Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete
>> it.
>>
First, move everything you want to keep out of the Inbox to user created
folders.

Don't store messages in the Inbox. It is the folder most apt to be
corrupted. As soon as you read them move them to user created folders.
Then compact the Inbox regularly.

Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and write down where OE
is storing its data.
Close OE.
Go there with Windows Explorer and move (not copy) Inbox.dbx to an empty
Windows
folder. With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.

You can use either of these tools to extract the messages from the old DBX
file:

DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/ although this tool is faster
and better:
DBXpress: ($25) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
Do NOT extract to the desktop!
With a large file this can take a long time, so let it keep running.

The messages can be dragged from a Windows folder back into an OE folder in
OE's Folder List.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

Same problem here but the suggested solution did not work. Operating on
Vista. Any other ideas
--
MikeM


"garbea01" wrote:

> i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know there
> is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable source(EBAY).

"BChat" wrote:

> I have the same situation - shutting off preview pane doesn't help. I am
> using build 5728.
> The only thing I can do without getting:
> "An unknown error has occurred"
> is to Mark Read/Unread
> The message is not previewed in the preview pane:
> "Message could not be displayed
> Windows Mail encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this
> message.
> Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and try again."
>
> The message is from a reliable source - Perfect Disk, Raxco Software - and
> was OK for awhile
> and then became corrupt.
>
>
>
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:3D3A31BC-2C4D-4B03-9AF7-EBE4630B6C61@microsoft.com...
> "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
> >i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
> >there
> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
> > source(EBAY).
>
> Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete it.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>
>
>

I am havng the same problem with Vista.. What is the solution?

"MikeM" wrote:

> Same problem here but the suggested solution did not work. Operating on
> Vista. Any other ideas
> --
> MikeM
>
>
> "garbea01" wrote:
>
> > i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know there
> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable source(EBAY).

No real solution for now. Either ignore the error messages until
such time as Microsoft comes out with a patch, or else if it
bothers you too much, switch to an alternate email program.

Gary VanderMolen

"tom1" <tom1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0E6B0267-200C-40B0-934C-624E823CDCB0@microsoft.com...
>I am havng the same problem with Vista.. What is the solution?
>
> "MikeM" wrote:
>
>> Same problem here but the suggested solution did not work. Operating on
>> Vista. Any other ideas
>> --
>> MikeM
>>
>>
>> "garbea01" wrote:
>>
>> > i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know there
>> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable source(EBAY).

I am having the same problem today and the main issue is I can not send any
other emails out it is blocking my outgoing emails? I have tried all
sugestions posted before. I have the same gray area when trying to click on
the applied button.


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> No real solution for now. Either ignore the error messages until
> such time as Microsoft comes out with a patch, or else if it
> bothers you too much, switch to an alternate email program.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "tom1" <tom1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0E6B0267-200C-40B0-934C-624E823CDCB0@microsoft.com...
> >I am havng the same problem with Vista.. What is the solution?
> >
> > "MikeM" wrote:
> >
> >> Same problem here but the suggested solution did not work. Operating on
> >> Vista. Any other ideas
> >> --
> >> MikeM
> >>
> >>
> >> "garbea01" wrote:
> >>
> >> > i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know there
> >> > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable source(EBAY).
>

I am also using windows vista, using the windows Mailbox. I sent messages I
was fin with to deleted items folder however when I tried to empty the folder
all the messages stay (about 10 of them). A message comes up saying unknows
error has occured, what the hell am I supposed to do?? All messages are from
safe senders...
So confused!!!


"garbea01" wrote:

> thanks for the response.the message disapeared when i upgraded to 5728
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
> > "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
> > >i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
> > >there
> > > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
> > > source(EBAY).
> >
> > Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete it.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
> >
> >

Ignore the error message for now.
Microsoft is working on a fix.

Gary VanderMolen

"Nonielove" <Nonielove@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news548CD94-1ADA-489A-A024-DE01E393892D@microsoft.com...
>I am also using windows vista, using the windows Mailbox. I sent messages I
> was fin with to deleted items folder however when I tried to empty the folder
> all the messages stay (about 10 of them). A message comes up saying unknows
> error has occured, what the hell am I supposed to do?? All messages are from
> safe senders...
> So confused!!!
>
>
> "garbea01" wrote:
>
>> thanks for the response.the message disapeared when i upgraded to 5728
>>
>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>>
>> > "garbea01" <garbea01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1CFF2128-73FA-46DF-AD01-8C8AB5A4E809@microsoft.com...
>> > >i have a message in my inbox which i can neither delete or move.i know
>> > >there
>> > > is no problem with the message because i know its fom a reliable
>> > > source(EBAY).
>> >
>> > Go to View | Layout and turn off the Preview Pane. Then try to delete it.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>> >
>> >