Vista - the message could not be deleted

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).

"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.

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.
>
>

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.

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.
>
>

Okay, I tried this and it didn't break anything I can tell yet. <G>

steve

"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.
>>
>>
>

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.
>
>

I went into the Maintenance section and removed/deleted anything and
everything I could.....
.......no good. I got me one stubborn message. ;-)
I d/l the software - installed it - then uninstalled it. At some point the
message went "dead"
As well as I can remember, it was after I uninstalled the software - I have
NO clue how
that could relate to the message.
Bill


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:C35DD5A3-24B9-41B2-BA8D-AC78E2DB50B7@microsoft.com...
Okay, I tried this and it didn't break anything I can tell yet. <G>

steve

"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.
>>
>>
>

You downloaded what software?

I guess its a bug they'll have to look into.

steve

"BChat" <BChat@Smile.net> wrote in message
news:umVN0qH6GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I went into the Maintenance section and removed/deleted anything and
> everything I could.....
> ......no good. I got me one stubborn message. ;-)
> I d/l the software - installed it - then uninstalled it. At some point the
> message went "dead"
> As well as I can remember, it was after I uninstalled the software - I
> have
> NO clue how
> that could relate to the message.
> Bill
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:C35DD5A3-24B9-41B2-BA8D-AC78E2DB50B7@microsoft.com...
> Okay, I tried this and it didn't break anything I can tell yet. <G>
>
> steve
>
> "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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>

The message I have stuck in my INBOX is from Raxco Software. I d/l a trial
version.


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:355E9F73-1F42-4A84-BE2C-BFE2E8C5DA69@microsoft.com...
You downloaded what software?

I guess its a bug they'll have to look into.

steve

"BChat" <BChat@Smile.net> wrote in message
news:umVN0qH6GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I went into the Maintenance section and removed/deleted anything and
> everything I could.....
> ......no good. I got me one stubborn message. ;-)
> I d/l the software - installed it - then uninstalled it. At some point the
> message went "dead"
> As well as I can remember, it was after I uninstalled the software - I
> have
> NO clue how
> that could relate to the message.
> Bill
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:C35DD5A3-24B9-41B2-BA8D-AC78E2DB50B7@microsoft.com...
> Okay, I tried this and it didn't break anything I can tell yet. <G>
>
> steve
>
> "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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>