Vista - Database 256 megs

Oh. You are using 5600. I don't think there's an easy fix other than what
you did. I thought you had the final.

cheers,

steve

"Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have it set to 4 permanently.
> Oh well this version will expire soon and I am not able to spend $$ to buy
> the retail so it will have to be back to XP for me anyway.
>
>
> Thanks Steve
>
> --
> Dilly
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> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:59FEC9BE-84D2-497D-B549-9841229AA8D7@microsoft.com...
> Did you compact the database after all the deletions? You have to compact
> it to reduce the size.
>
> Its too late now, since you deleted the files, but in the future you can
> compaction by changing the number of closings of WinMail to 1 under Tools
> | Options | Advanced | Maintenance.
>
> steve
>
> "Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:EFD8A906-8C9F-4D7C-AB6B-208401784A60@microsoft.com...
> Hey Jim!!!
> Ok
> For months my database has been about 50 megs. When it goes up to 70 or
> more I bog down.
> Like When switching Ng's it hangs etc. So I delete all headers and
> messages. Database goes back to about 50 megs and all is right with the
> world.
>
> LOL
> You will love this
> Last week I decided to check out the New England Patriots NG on my comcast
> server.
> It downloaded over 4 thousand headers! Poof my data base is now 270 megs
>
> I deleted headers I deleted message bodies I did it again and again and
> again I did a catch up on every NG I even reset all and then did a catch
> up on all.
> I deleted the Pats NG. It is stuck at 270 megs! I deleted headers I
> deleted message bodies I did it again and again and again
> THIS IS A BUG
> I even deleted the Pats ng file in the store folder.
>
> No we should not expect this. No I wont get used to it. No I will not use
> another reader.
> We are running the Beta to find problems before the release.
> I found one..................
>
>
> --
> Dilly
> itsdilly@comcast.net
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> http://community.webshots.com/user/savalier
> http://www.myspace.com/itsdilly
> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>
>
> "jimpickering@hotmail.com" <jimpickering@noplace.invalid> wrote in
> message news:89718B50-889C-438B-8A31-BDD24CEE8E04@microsoft.com...
> Hi Dilly: It sounds like something other than the mail app is to blame
> here. Have you tried disabling all other programs that may be "touching"
> your mail, such as antivirus program, spam programs, even the "Junk" mail
> filter in Windows Mail can be the source, plus not having enough RAM for
> Vista. Although it is supposed to run with less, I really think trying
> to
> use less than 1.5-2 GB of RAM is not productive.
>
> You might also want to try using "Windows Mail Live Desktop beta" for
> your
> newsgroups and see if that helps. But "slow" is a relative term. What
> exactly do you mean by it being slow? In what way? Compared to what?
> What
> have you tried to fix it? Then we might be able to better help.
>
> Enjoy the snow.
> --
> Jim Pickering
> MVP-Windows Mail applications
> Please reply only to the newsgroup.
>
>
> "Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:C96BA71E-E8D6-43F8-811A-A7292DB20D16@microsoft.com...
> I have to fix it!
> It is slowing me down and making me crazy!
> ???
> HELP?
>
> --
> Dilly
> itsdilly@comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~itsdilly/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/savalier
> http://www.myspace.com/itsdilly
> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:CAEBDA4F-F079-468A-93E0-D8F8763C8501@microsoft.com...
> That's normal. Just let it be. It will get even bigger.
>
> There is now just one database file and all the messages are listed
> there
> (the messages are not stored in the file) and have fields extrapolated
> from
> them. It can get over a terabyte if you want. <G>
>
> steve
>
> "Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:EDA29555-6CD7-4161-9CBB-D9D921BBB642@microsoft.com...
> OK
> My Database is 256 megs I have compacted deleted read messages and
> bodies
> and headers but its still 256.
> What can I try?
> I don't want to reset all my ng's and just have to download all the
> crap
> over again.
> Ideas?
> Jim?
> Steve?
>
>
> --
> Dilly
> itsdilly@comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~itsdilly/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/savalier
> http://www.myspace.com/itsdilly
> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>