Vista - Email - Cannot delete items from Deleted Items folder

Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Mail
I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted message
folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!

i am having the same problem. did you get a solution???

"Rees2007" wrote:

> Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
> 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.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Windows Mail
> I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
> appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted message
> folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
> What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
>
>

Try compacting and repairing the database (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) and see
if that fixes it.

steve

"Rees2007" <Rees2007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33EF0F32-1E10-4643-A111-772E68899290@microsoft.com...
> Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
> 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.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Windows Mail
> I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
> appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted
> message
> folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
> What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
>
>

I tried the fix where you delete the "WindowsMail.MSMessageStore" - it did
not work at all. Will try this later and see if it has any effect. Thanks.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Try compacting and repairing the database (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) and see
> if that fixes it.
>
> steve
>
> "Rees2007" <Rees2007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:33EF0F32-1E10-4643-A111-772E68899290@microsoft.com...
> > Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
> > 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.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Windows Mail
> > I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
> > appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted
> > message
> > folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
> > What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
> >
> >
>
>

Just deleting one copy of the file won't work.

So go to
Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder to find the message
store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
point to the directory to which you moved the files.

steve

"Rees1995" <Rees1995@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58147DBE-42E7-4510-A47B-B52CCE055CD3@microsoft.com...
>I tried the fix where you delete the "WindowsMail.MSMessageStore" - it did
> not work at all. Will try this later and see if it has any effect.
> Thanks.
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Try compacting and repairing the database (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) and
>> see
>> if that fixes it.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Rees2007" <Rees2007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:33EF0F32-1E10-4643-A111-772E68899290@microsoft.com...
>> > Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
>> > 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.
>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Windows Mail
>> > I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
>> > appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted
>> > message
>> > folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
>> > What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

Is there a permenant fix to this problem. Of so can it be done my microsoft
direct as much of the jargon is confusing too me.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Just deleting one copy of the file won't work.
>
> So go to
> Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder to find the message
> store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
> another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
> in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
> then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
> point to the directory to which you moved the files.
>
> steve
>
> "Rees1995" <Rees1995@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:58147DBE-42E7-4510-A47B-B52CCE055CD3@microsoft.com...
> >I tried the fix where you delete the "WindowsMail.MSMessageStore" - it did
> > not work at all. Will try this later and see if it has any effect.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> Try compacting and repairing the database (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) and
> >> see
> >> if that fixes it.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "Rees2007" <Rees2007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:33EF0F32-1E10-4643-A111-772E68899290@microsoft.com...
> >> > Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
> >> > 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.
> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> > Windows Mail
> >> > I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
> >> > appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted
> >> > message
> >> > folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
> >> > What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C22047B7-D6F9-49AB-89E9-CA80DC538714@microsoft.com...
> Is there a permenant fix to this problem. Of so can it be done my
> microsoft
> direct as much of the jargon is confusing too me.

Just click this link, read the instructions, download the program and you
are sorted.
www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/

Ignore the jargon and try to do things yourself, do not rely on M$ or any
one else.

Best of luck.


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS] UK

No, there is no fix and its likely to happen again, which is why we tell
people just to ignore it. Eventually (no one knows when) a patch will
likely be released. Its best just to let it alone if its not breaking the
functionality of the program anymore than that.

steve

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C22047B7-D6F9-49AB-89E9-CA80DC538714@microsoft.com...
> Is there a permenant fix to this problem. Of so can it be done my
> microsoft
> direct as much of the jargon is confusing too me.
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Just deleting one copy of the file won't work.
>>
>> So go to
>> Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder to find the
>> message
>> store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory
>> to
>> another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with
>> nothing
>> in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work
>> correctly
>> then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
>> point to the directory to which you moved the files.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Rees1995" <Rees1995@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:58147DBE-42E7-4510-A47B-B52CCE055CD3@microsoft.com...
>> >I tried the fix where you delete the "WindowsMail.MSMessageStore" - it
>> >did
>> > not work at all. Will try this later and see if it has any effect.
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try compacting and repairing the database (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) and
>> >> see
>> >> if that fixes it.
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >> "Rees2007" <Rees2007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:33EF0F32-1E10-4643-A111-772E68899290@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
>> >> > 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.
>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> > Windows Mail
>> >> > I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message
>> >> > is
>> >> > appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the
>> >> > deleted
>> >> > message
>> >> > folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
>> >> > What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Hi All,

For full details on what Steve is saying, go to this link and scroll down a bit and do this section: For undeletable messages in the Delete or Inbox Folder:


http://www.vistax64.com/tricks-n-tips/62560-solving-windows-mail-problems.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

If the number of deleted items is less than 10 everything works ok, I don't
know why yet. There is problably a larger number for which it works, just
don't know what it is, I know it's less than 30

"Rees2007" wrote:

> Error Messge appears in the text part of each email:
> 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.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Windows Mail
> I am experiencing a problem with Vista Windows email. This message is
> appearing on messages that have been deleted and put into the deleted message
> folder and then I cannot empty them from the deleted message folder.
> What is going wrong and how do I get it fixed?????!!!!
>
>